demure

adjective

/dɪˈmjʊə(r)/

/dɪˈmjʊr/

(of a woman or a girl女子) behaving in a way that does not attract attention to herself or her body; quiet and serious娴静的；端庄的 synonym modest
- a demure young lady娴静的年轻女士
suggesting that a woman or girl is demure（女子的举止或衣服等）显得庄重的 synonym modest
- a demure smile矜持的微笑
- a demure navy blouse with a white collar严肃庄重的白领海军军服上衣

词源late Middle English (in the sense ‘sober, serious, reserved’): perhaps from Old French demoure, past participle of demourer ‘remain’, based on Latin de- ‘away, completely’ + morari ‘delay’; influenced by Old French mur ‘grave’, from Latin maturus ‘ripe or mature’. The sense ‘reserved, shy’ dates from the late 17th cent.

词汇	demure
释义	demure adjective /dɪˈmjʊə(r)/ /dɪˈmjʊr/ (of a woman or a girl女子) behaving in a way that does not attract attention to herself or her body; quiet and serious娴静的；端庄的 synonym modest a demure young lady娴静的年轻女士 suggesting that a woman or girl is demure（女子的举止或衣服等）显得庄重的 synonym modest a demure smile矜持的微笑 a demure navy blouse with a white collar严肃庄重的白领海军军服上衣词源late Middle English (in the sense ‘sober, serious, reserved’): perhaps from Old French demoure, past participle of demourer ‘remain’, based on Latin de- ‘away, completely’ + morari ‘delay’; influenced by Old French mur ‘grave’, from Latin maturus ‘ripe or mature’. The sense ‘reserved, shy’ dates from the late 17th cent.
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