discreetly
/dɪˈskriːtli/ (bre, ipa) · /dɪˈskriːtli/ (ame, ipa)
discreetly — 副詞
1. acting or speaking with careful self-control so that other people are not bother
謹慎地
不引人注意或避免尷尬
acting or speaking with careful self-control so that other people are not bothered, embarrassed, or made aware of something you do not want them to know
Daichi discreetly slipped the envelope into his briefcase while no one was watching.
Daichi 趁沒人注意時，謹慎地把信封滑進了他的公事包。
discreetly + verb of movement (slip)
The receptionist discreetly informed us that the manager was in a meeting.
接待員低調地告訴我們，經理正在開會。
discreetly + verb of communication (inform)
Élise discreetly checked her watch during the speech, hoping nobody noticed.
Élise 在演講中小心地瞄了一眼手錶，希望沒人發現。
Ziad discreetly asked the waiter to bring the check before his guests could see it.
Ziad 在客人看到帳單之前，低調地請服務生把帳單拿過來。
The security guard discreetly escorted the noisy visitor to the exit.
警衛不動聲色地把吵鬧的訪客護送到了出口。
- quietly
emphasises lack of noise rather than tact; less formal
- tactfully
focuses on avoiding offence in communication specifically
- unobtrusively
more formal; stresses not drawing any attention at all
- privately
suggests the action is hidden from others' knowledge entirely
- openly
done without concealment
- blatantly
done in an obvious and unashamed way
- conspicuously
attracting notice deliberately
文法句型
discreetly + verb
verb + discreetly
用法筆記
Commonly used with verbs of communication (ask, inform, mention, tell) and verbs of movement (slip, leave, place, escort). Pre-verbal position is more frequent but the adverb can also follow the verb when emphasis is needed.