diffidently
adverb
uk/ˈdɪf.ɪ.dənt.li/us/ˈdɪf.ɪ.dənt.li/in a way thatshowsthat you areshyand notconfidentofyourabilities:
羞怯地,缺乏自信地"Maybe you shouldleaveus for amoment," theoldmansuggesteddiffidently.“或许你应该离开我们一会儿。”老人踌躇着提议道。
They came in diffidently, andnoddedrespectfullyto Wilcox.他们腼腆地走进来,恭敬地向威尔科克斯点点头。
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diffident
- "Isupposeso,"Janeadmitteddiffidently.
- Joseph made hissuggestiondiffidently in theuncomfortablesilence.
- Diffidently, heaskedher if she would like to go to themovieswith him oneevening.
Shy and modest
- aw shucks
- backward
- bashful
- bashfully
- bashfulness
- deprecating
- inadequacy
- inadequate
- inhibited
- inhibition
- introversion
- mousy
- reticent
- self-conscious
- self-consciously
- self-consciousness
- self-deprecating
- self-deprecatingly
- wallflower
- withdrawn