unassuming

英 [ˌʌnəˈsjuːmɪŋ]

美 [ˌʌnəˈsuːmɪŋ]

adj.  不爱出风头的; 不爱炫耀的; 谦逊的

GRETEM8

BNC.18906 / COCA.15838

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 低调的；谦逊的；不招摇的
  If you describe a person or their behaviour asunassuming, you approve of them because they are quiet and do not try to appear important.
  1. He's a man of few words, very polite and unassuming...
     他话不多，很有礼貌，为人谦和。
  2. She has a gentle, unassuming manner.
     她很和善，不摆架子。

英英释义

adj

• not arrogant or presuming
  1. unassuming to a fault, skeptical about the value of his work
  2. a shy retiring girl
  Synonym:retiring

双语例句

• The unassuming suburban street was named after James Penny, a wealthy18th century slave ship owner.
  这条不起眼的郊区街道是依詹姆斯.潘尼而命名，潘尼是18世纪一位富有的奴隶船主。
• It is darned unassuming and within easy reach to ready for your favorite movies online.
  这是该死的谦逊和容易到达的范围内准备好您的网上最喜爱的电影。
• Bob Dole was overrun by the longer-named Bill Clinton, but again it was by someone with an unassuming surname and there was only a single syllable difference.
  鲍勃·杜尔就被比他名字长的比尔·克林顿战胜了，然而“克林顿”本身也是一个谦逊的姓氏，而且和“杜尔”相比也只差一个音节。
• The unassuming Texas resident celebrated his windfall by having a family portrait photograph taken Wednesday morning.
  这位德克萨斯居民在周三的早上全家照了一张全家福，以庆祝他获得了这份意外之财。
• Unassuming to a fault, skeptical about the value of his work; a shy retiring girl.
  谦逊的对待错误，怀疑他的作品的价值；一个害羞而谦逊的女孩。
• That quiet, unassuming way of his.
  他的那种恬静、谦恭的样子。
• Despite his position, he has an unassuming personality.
  虽然有地位，但他为人谦逊。
• Steve Carell and Tina Fey play a nice, unassuming couple in Date Night, and that's one of the reasons the movie works so well.
  史蒂夫卡雷尔和蒂娜费在《约会之夜》中饰演一对友好谦逊的夫妇，这是该片成功的原因之一。
• Saying NO in a quiet, unassuming voice is like a hand shake that is floppy and limp.
  平静地、不装腔作势地说出“不”，就像握着松软、无力的手一样。
• He's so unassuming that it's hard to find him on set, even when he's only a few feet away.
  他是如此的不摆架子以致于它是困难在组身上找他，即使当他是只有一些脚之远。