low-profile

/ˌləʊ ˈprəʊfaɪl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌləʊ ˈprəʊfaɪl/ (ame, ipa)

low-profile — adjective

1. Designed or behaving so as not to draw public notice; staying quiet and out of t

1.形容詞C1
釋義

Designed or behaving so as not to draw public notice; staying quiet and out of the spotlight.

例句

After the scandal broke, the mayor adopted a low-profile approach and stopped giving interviews.

collocation: low-profile approach

Quinn prefers low-profile cafes where regulars can read in peace.

low-profile + noun (places that avoid attention)

同義詞
  • discreet

    Stresses careful, tactful behaviour to avoid offence or notice, often in sensitive situations; 'low-profile' is broader and more about visibility than tact.

  • understated

    Stresses modest style rather than active avoidance of attention; used of designs, clothes, or expressions of feeling.

  • inconspicuous

    Emphasises being physically hard to see or notice; 'low-profile' usually implies a deliberate choice to stay quiet.

反義詞
  • high-profile

    Direct opposite — actively attracting wide public attention.

  • prominent

    Standing out and well known; the opposite of staying quietly in the background.

文法句型

low-profile + noun

keep / maintain + a + low-profile + noun

be + low-profile

用法筆記

Almost always appears directly before a noun (attributive use). Common collocates are abstract activity nouns ('approach', 'presence', 'campaign', 'role', 'lifestyle') and modest physical objects ('car', 'building'). Predicative use after 'be' is possible but rarer than the related noun phrase 'keep a low profile'.

常見錯誤

❌The actor is very low-profile about his family.
✅The actor keeps a low profile about his family.
💡When the meaning is 'avoid attention as an action', use the unhyphenated noun phrase 'keep a low profile', not the adjective.
❌a lowly-profile event
✅a low-profile event
💡The adjective is 'low-profile' (hyphenated, no '-ly').