self-effacing

单词self-effacing

基本解释

adj.: 谦逊的；不求闻达的
网络: 不出风头的；谦虚；谦让的

权威解释

• 谦逊的；不求闻达的:

  not wanting to attract attention to yourself or your abilities

英汉解释

• 不出风头的

• 谦逊

• 不喜欢抛头露面

同义词

adj.modestquietmeekdiffidentunassuming

反义词

adj.brash

例句

• But she hadn"t been asking for a compliment, as I myself was whenever I said something self-effacing.

  可是她从不寻求赞美，而我谦虚的时候，却是要听好话的。

• If I was not a self-effacing Brit. I would mention the book myself, and I would add that it"s available in paperback.

  如果我不是一个谦逊的英国人的话，我会自己提到这本书，而且还会告诉大家它有平装版。

• He exuded confidence and professionalism but was self-effacing and modest, always ready to make fun of himself.

  尽管他展现出自信和专业精神，但是为人却谦逊而低调，时常自嘲。

• The shoes and socks were a declaration of individual love in a country obsessed with the self-effacing collective.

  这些鞋袜，在这个有着谦逊的集体主义风尚的国家是一种爱的表达。

• When Bush nominated him again four years later, Gates defused his critics with self-effacing humor and humility and was confirmed easily.

  当布什总统四年后再次提名他时，盖茨用不喜出风头的幽默和谦逊平息了对他的批评，并且轻易地获得任命。

• He also is self-effacing and secure enough to acknowledge that if his name were Smith or Jones, no one in China would be interested.

  同时，他也很有自知之明。他坦承：如果他的姓是史密斯或琼斯，或许没有一个中国人会对他感兴趣。

• Not the primary colours of spring, brittle or delicate, the reds, yellows , and blues of audacious or self-effacing flowers.

  这并不是春天所有的那种脆弱、纤柔的原色，那种大胆恣肆或谦逊谨慎的花所呈现的红、黄、蓝。

• My interview will appear on Chelsea TV and Channel 5 TV in the UK on Thursday evening and he was honest polite and self-effacing to a fault.

  我的采访将在周二晚上切尔西电视台和英国电视台第五套播出，你们会看到他的诚实礼貌，对每一处微小的错误都谦虚谨慎。

• By contrast, those studying the proteome have been self effacing, which is why the news is not full of their antics.

  与之相反，研究蛋白质组的科学家一直以来都不愿意抛头露面，这也是他们的工作没有被全面报道的原因。

• Virgo of most are self- effacing , they are earnest and down to earth and shallow , but very easily act for oneself bring pressure.

  处女座的人大部份都很谦虚，他们脚踏实地而不肤浅，但很容易为自已带来压力。