diffident

adj.

1. 缺乏自信的；胆怯的；羞怯的
   not having much confidence in yourself; not wanting to talk about yourself
   1. a diffident manner/smile
      畏首畏尾的态度；羞怯的一笑
   2. He was modest and diffident about his own success.
      他很谦虚，不愿谈及自己的成功。

1. ADJ-GRADED 羞怯的;胆怯的;缺乏自信的
   Someone who is diffident is rather shy and does not enjoy talking about themselves or being noticed by other people.
   1. Helen was diffident and reserved.
      海伦比较害羞内向。

1. Her conqueror, Senator Pete Wilson, is a diffident, moderate man.
   击败她的参议员皮特·威尔逊是一个谦卑的温和派人士。
2. Helen was diffident and reserved.
   海伦比较害羞内向。
3. He suddenly felt diffident in the presence of these people.
   当着大家的面，他突然感到心里发虚。
4. I don't know much about the job, and I'm diffident about my ability to do it properly.
   对于这种生疏的工作，我感到心虚。
5. My father, a reserved, diffident man, shook my hand.
   我爸爸是个含蓄羞怯的男人，他只是跟我握了握手，然后两人转身走开。
6. Blair is ruthless but at times diffident.
   布莱尔冷酷无情，但有时却不够自信。
7. The next day he received two more complaints, one from a man who came in diffident deprecation.
   第二天，他又接到两起申诉，一起来自一个男的，用温和的语气提出意见。
8. The diffident adolescent that tested the pride and patience of regulators is changing as another generation of employees contribute their ideas.
   公司羞涩的青春期曾经考验了公司掌舵人的骄傲与耐心的，随着新一代员工开始贡献出他们的智慧，这一状况也在改变。
9. He was a quiet, diffident man.
   他既温和又羞怯。
10. She was the type of woman whom small, diffident men seem to marry instinctively.
    她那种女人，不自信的小个男人好象本能地想和她结婚。
11. He was a little diffident, but quite self-possessed.
    他有点信心不足，但很镇静。
12. He was too diffident to do justice to himself. When you discover that all external hopeless, the only shows that she had a hopeless.
    他腼腆得使自己的表现不能恰如其分。当你发现外在的一切都不可救药时，恰恰说明，自己已经无可救药了。
13. Having or proceeding from a disinclination to call attention to oneself; retiring or diffident.
    羞怯的有或出自不愿引起别人对自己注意的；避世的或缺乏自信的。
14. Stood in the doorway diffident and abashed; problems that call for bold not timid responses; a very unsure young man.
    羞怯而又局促不安的站在门口；需要大胆而不是羞怯的回答的问题；一个非常不自信的年轻人。
15. She is diffident about expressing her opinions.
    她怯于表述自己的意见。
16. He was too diffident to express his opinion.
    他太不自信，不敢发表自己的见解。
17. If students do not wear the same uniforms, students wearing cheap clothes may have the feeling of self-contempt and be diffident about expressing one's opinions in class.
    如果学生不穿统一的校服，穿廉价衣服的学生可能会有自卑情绪，在课堂上怯于表述自己的意见。
18. There's no need to be so diffident about your achievements& you've done really well!
    没必要对你的成就如此藏头露尾的&你确实干得好！
19. He was modest and diffident about his own success.
    他很谦虚，不愿谈及向己的成功。
20. Japanese officials have been more diffident about the agreement and insist their country's sanctions remain in place.
    日本官方对朝鲜的态度信心不足，坚称将继续对其制裁。
21. He is diffident of his success.
    他对成功缺乏信心。
22. More likely, agrees Diana Buttu, a former adviser to Mr Abbas, the famously diffident Palestinian president wanted to avoid a showdown, and simply did not expect Hamas to go so far.
    更可能的是，与阿巴斯前顾问巴图（dianabuttu）的想法一致，这个出名胆小的巴勒斯坦主席只是想避免与哈马斯最后摊牌，而且单纯的希望哈马斯不要走得太远。
23. An able but diffident young student.
    能干但缺乏自信的青年学生。
24. His fault is that he's too diffident.
    他的过失是太缺乏自信啦。
25. She was diffident when offering a comment on the professor's lecture.
    在评价教授的演讲时她很胆怯。
26. In person he can be diffident – more the result of shyness than arrogance, say those who know him.
    了解佩奇的人士表示，他本人会显得有些踌躇，原因当然更多地在于羞怯，而不是傲慢。
27. Some people are born diffident, who may become more fear of mixing with others if they are not able to adjust their mental conditions during adolescence.
    有的人生来性格内向，内向的人在青春期过程中如果不注意调整心理状态，就会变得惧怕与人交往。
28. He looked diffident, and amiable, and independent, and he, too, was evidently english.
    他显得忸怩羞怯，又和蔼又任性，显然他也是一个英国人。
29. I am fond of a diffident way which I see you to exhibit.
    我喜欢您表现出来的谦卑。
30. Don't be so diffident about your talents.
    别对自己的才能如此缺乏信心。

adj

1. lacking self-confidence
   1. stood in the doorway diffident and abashed
   2. problems that call for bold not timid responses
   3. a very unsure young man

   Synonym:    shytimidunsure

2. showing modest reserve
   1. she was diffident when offering a comment on the professor's lecture