demureness

IPA/dɪˈmjʊə.nəs/
IPA/dɪˈmjʊr.nəs/

demureness — 名詞

1. a quiet, modest way of behaving that avoids attracting attention to yourself

1.名詞C1
釋義

端莊；矜持

安靜謙遜、不張揚的特質

a quiet, modest way of behaving that avoids attracting attention to yourself

例句

Mayumi's demureness made her popular with the older teachers at the school.

Mayumi 的端莊讓她在學校裡很受年長老師們的喜愛。

possessive + demureness as subject

The villagers admired Adaeze for her demureness, even when she was praised in public.

村民們欣賞 Adaeze 的矜持，即使當眾受到讚揚時她也保持低調。

admire + for + demureness — contrast between praise and modesty

常見搭配
  • quiet demureness
  • natural demureness
  • air of demureness
  • with demureness
  • mistake someone's demureness for shyness
同義詞
  • modesty

    more common and neutral; modesty can describe anyone without the gendered or old-fashioned tone of demureness

  • reserve

    focuses on keeping thoughts and feelings private rather than on quiet, polite behaviour

  • shyness

    suggests nervousness or lack of confidence, whereas demureness is a chosen, calm restraint

反義詞
  • boldness

    willingness to take risks or speak out, the opposite of quiet modesty

  • brashness

    loud, confident behaviour that draws attention, contrasting sharply with demureness

文法句型

possessive + demureness

demureness + of + noun

用法筆記

Uncountable noun most often used with a possessive determiner (her demureness, his demureness). Commonly describes women and girls, though it can also describe men. Not used in the plural.

常見錯誤

She showed great demurenesses during the ceremony.
She showed great demureness during the ceremony.
demureness is uncountable and has no plural form.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • air of demureness
  • appearance of demureness
  • mask of demureness

常用片語

  • with quiet demureness
  • behind a veil of demureness

介系詞搭配

  • with demureness