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

• Mr Yang, who by all accounts is pleasant and unassuming in private, has always left management blocking and tackling to others, preferring to be a cultural and technological guardian.
  在所有人的描述中，杨致远私下里表现的令人愉快和谦逊，他一直把管理设计和处理交给其他人，他更乐意做一个文化和技术的守护人。
• That quiet, unassuming way of his.
  他的那种恬静、谦恭的样子。
• 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。
• A pleasant, unassuming man.
  讨人喜欢的谦逊的人。
• It was the traveling that changed my perception of the world, said Mr. Tang, a tall, lean man with straight hair and an unassuming manner.
  正是四处行走改变了我对世界的看法，唐冠华说。他身材高瘦，留着直发，为人谦逊。
• He was a small and to all appearances an unassuming man.
  他个子小，看上去不事张扬。
• 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。
• Truly confident people are quiet and unassuming.
  真正自信的人是安静、谦逊的。
• 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。