Self-effacing
a. 不出风头的, 不喜出风头的, 谦让的
📖 牛津释义
self-effacing
adj
not trying to impress people; modest 不求闻达的; 谦逊的
She's brilliant but self-effacing. 她才华横溢而不露锋芒.
🧩 词语组成解析
self
[self]
n. 自己;本人;本性;私利;
adj. 同一的;纯净的;单一的;
vt. 使自花授精;使近亲繁殖;
vi. 自花授精;
v. 擦掉( efface的现在分词 ); 抹去; 超越; 使黯然失色
🗣️ 情景例句
but our schedules are so different.
但我们的工作时间实在差太多了。
I was at home all afternoon.
我整个下午在家。
It's too far. The smaller one is nearer, and we've never been there before.
那个太远。小一点的那个近些，我们以前还从未去过那儿呢！