demure

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A saucy redheaded southerner, Mom could be demure one moment and shocking the next, with a laugh so loud and sudden it turned heads. And she had stories to tell.
一個具有紅頭發(fā)的南方人，母親可以這一刻嚴肅，下一刻笑的很大聲讓人感到震驚，接著突然轉(zhuǎn)過頭，有故事要講。
But a few blocks south, far away from the blare of Hummer limousine horns, at the fashionable opening of the Algus Greenspon Gallery on Morton Street, a more demure look prevailed.
不過就在隔了幾個街區(qū)的南邊，遠離悍馬豪華轎車的嘟嘟聲，阿爾格斯? 格林斯彭藝術(shù)廊的時尚開幕式上，一種更簡樸端莊的打扮正在流行。

The demure appearance of the women delegates, in their traditional black cloaks, was deceptive.
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If you describe someone, usually a young woman, as demure, you mean they are quiet and shy, usually in a way that you like and find appealing, and behave very correctly.
demurely
Demure clothes do not reveal your body and they give the impression that you are shy and behave correctly.
demurely