demure

1. ADJ 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. 嫻靜的; 端莊的[usu ADV with v] [表贊許]

She's very demure and sweet. 她很是嫻靜溫柔。

2. demurelyADV

She smiled demurely. 她端莊地笑了笑。

3. ADJ Demure clothes do not reveal your body and they give the impression that you are shy and behave correctly. 端莊得體的[書面] [usu ADJ n]

...a demure high-necked white blouse. ...一件端莊得體的高領(lǐng)白襯衫。

4. demurelyADV

She was demurely dressed in a black woollen suit. 她當(dāng)時端莊得體地身著一套黑色羊毛西服。