diffident

['difidənt]

adj.无自信的, 客客气气的,羞怯的

a.

缺乏自信的, 懦怯的; 羞怯的[(+about)]

She is diffident about expressing her opinions.

她怯于表述自己的意见。

词形变化

副词: diffidently |

词义辨析

同义:

a.不自信的, 胆怯的

shy  bashful  abashed  coy  demure  verecund  timid  timorous  insecure  faint-hearted  self-conscious  unsocial  sheepish  modest  retiring  in a shell  hesitant  unassertive  unsure of oneself  shrinking  unassuming  reluctant  fainthearted  

同义参见:

fearful  

反义:

a.无自信的; 胆怯的

confident  

反义参见:

bold  

英英释义

形容词 diffident:

showing modest reserve

lacking self-confidence

同义词：shy, timid, unsure

补充

diffidentdiffident英:[ˈdifidənt] 美:[ˈdɪfɪdənt, -ˌdɛnt]adj.1.缺乏自信的, 露出怯态的, 羞怯的

例句

1. Despite the impressive CV, he is a little diffident.尽管简历很有分量, 但他有些缺乏自信。 2. Helen was diffident and reserved.海伦既害羞又内向。 3. a diffident youth.一位缩手缩脚的年轻人。 4. He has a very diffident manner.他的举止十分缺乏自信。 5. "He becomes diffident [=shy, timid] around girls."在女孩子面前他变得很害羞。 6. She has a diffident [=reserved] manner.她持谨慎态度。 7. She was diffident about stating her opinion.她对发表自己的看法很谨慎。 8. He asked diffidently about her family.他很小心地询问了她家人的情况。