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 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。
• He was a small and to all appearances an unassuming man.
  他个子小，看上去不事张扬。
• I found him to be unassuming and easy to get along with.
  我发现他没有架子，很好相处。
• 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。
• A gentle, quiet and unassuming manner.
  高雅、文静而谦逊的态度。
• Under the sunset glow, the West Lake appears more quiet and unassuming.
  落日余晖勾勒出的是西湖不变的宁静与质朴。
• 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。
• 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。
• He was genuinely shy and unassuming.
  他确实很怕羞，不爱抛头露面。
• I also believe that a simple and unassuming life is good for everybody, physically and mentally.
  我还认为，无论是在身体上还是心理上，过一种简单而不铺张浪费的生活对每个人都有好处。