discreet
adjective /dɪˈskriːt/
/dɪˈskriːt/
Word Family
- discreet adjective (≠ indiscreet)
- discretion noun (≠ indiscretion)
- careful in what you say or do, in order to keep something secret or to avoid causing difficulty for somebody or making them feel embarrassed
（言行）谨慎的，慎重的；考虑周到的 - He was always very discreet about his love affairs.
他对两性关系一贯谨小慎微。 - You ought to make a few discreet enquiries before you sign anything.
你应该审慎地询问清楚再签字。 - A discreet glance at the clock told me the interview had lasted an hour.
谨慎地看了一眼时钟，告诉我面试已经持续了一个小时。
Collocations DictionaryDiscreet is used with these nouns:- advertisement
- distance
- enquiry
- …
词源Middle English: from Old French discret, from Latin discretus ‘separate’, past participle of discernere ‘discern’, the sense arising from late Latin discretio ‘separation’, from discernere, from dis- ‘apart’ + cernere ‘to separate’. Compare with discrete. - He was always very discreet about his love affairs.