Diffident
[ 'dɪfɪdənt ]
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adj. 缺乏自信的，露出怯态的;羞怯的;踌躇的;虚;
💡 词根助记
dif分开，否定，不+fid相信+ent形容词后缀→不相信自己→自卑的
📝 例句
He has a politely diffident manner.
他的态度是客气中带有羞怯.
🌱 联想助记
confident 自信
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-cred-表示“信任”
📖 牛津释义
diffident
adj
~ (about sth) not having or showing much belief in one's own abilities; lacking self-confidence 对自己的能力缺乏信心的; 露出怯态的; 缺乏自信的
an able but diffident young student 能干但缺乏自信的青年学生
Don't be so diffident about your talents. 别对自己的才能如此缺乏信心.
🔁 扩展释义
*['difidәnt]a. 无自信的, 谦虚谨慎的, 羞怯的
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📖 同为「公共英语」词汇
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You'll receive my invitation soon enough, and I will inform you.
你很快会收到我的请柬，我会通知你的。
I used to take a walk in the early morning.
我过去常一大早出去散步。
Though people have often laughed at stories told by seamen, it is now known that many of these 'monsters' which have at times been sighted are simply strange fish.
虽然人们常常对水手们讲的故事付诸一笑，但现在看来，人们有时看到的这些“妖怪”很多不过是些奇怪的鱼。