discreet
音标发音
- 英式音标 [dɪˈskriːt]
- 美式音标 [dɪˈskriːt]
- 国际音标 [dis'kri:t]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj.謹慎的;不引人注意的;樸素的,簡易的
词根记忆
- dis(=apart,分別) + creet(=observe,觀察)→一個個分別觀察→謹慎的
- dis + creet(分辨)→分辨出不同來→小心的;注意不要和discrete(adj.個別的)相混
- 小心謹慎(discreet)地認出(discern)
英汉例句
- I should make a few discreet enquires about the girl before I marry her.
我娶這個姑娘前,應先讅慎打探一下她的底細。 - We must be extremely discreet.
我們必須極爲小心才是。 - He is discreet in word.
他講話謹慎。 - It wasn't discreet of you to ring me up at the office.
你打電話到我辦公室真是太魯莽了。
用作形容詞 (adj.)
用作定語: ~+ n.
用作表語: S+be+~
S+be+~+ prep .-phrase
It is/was+~+of sb+to- v
词组短语
- discreet protest 措詞謹慎的抗議
- discreet silence 讅慎的沉默
- the discreet elegance 素雅的氣氛
- discreet in deed 行動謹慎
- discreet value 預估值
- discreet object 謹慎對象;謹慎的對象
- discreet mode 謹慎模式
用作形容詞 (adj.)
~+名詞
~+介詞
短語
英英字典
- careful not to cause embarrassment or attract too much attention, especially by keeping something secret
- If you are discreet, you are polite and careful in what you do or say, because you want to avoid embarrassing or offending someone.
- discreetly
- If you are discreet about something you are doing, you do not tell other people about it, in order to avoid being embarrassed or to gain an advantage.
- discreetly
- If you describe something as discreet, you approve of it because it is small in size or degree, or not easily noticed.
- discreetly
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专业释义
- 謹慎的