discreet

音標發(fā)音

• 英式音標 [d??skri?t]
• 美式音標 [d??skri?t]
• 國際音標 [dis'kri:t]
• 英式發(fā)音
• 美式發(fā)音

基本解釋

• adj.謹慎的；不引人注意的；樸素的，簡易的

詞根記憶

• dis(=apart，分別) + creet(=observe，觀察)→一個個分別觀察→謹慎的
• dis + creet(分辨)→分辨出不同來→小心的；注意不要和discrete(adj.個別的)相混
• 小心謹慎(discreet)地認出(discern)

同根派生

• adv性質(zhì)的同根詞

  discreetly：謹慎地；小心地。

• n性質(zhì)的同根詞

  discreetness：謹慎；用心深遠。

• discreet相關詞

英漢例句

用作形容詞 (adj.)

用作定語: ～+ n.

• I should make a few discreet enquires about the girl before I marry her.
  我娶這個姑娘前,應先審慎打探一下她的底細。

用作表語: S+be+～

• We must be extremely discreet.
  我們必須極為小心才是。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

• He is discreet in word.
  他講話謹慎。

It is/was+～+of sb+to- v

• It wasn't discreet of you to ring me up at the office.
  你打電話到我辦公室真是太魯莽了。

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詞組短語

用作形容詞 (adj.)

～+名詞

• discreet protest 措詞謹慎的抗議
• discreet silence 審慎的沉默
• the discreet elegance 素雅的氣氛

～+介詞

• discreet in deed 行動謹慎

短語

• discreet value 預估值
• discreet object 謹慎對象;謹慎的對象
• discreet mode 謹慎模式

• discreet更多詞組

英英字典

劍橋英英字典

• careful not to cause embarrassment or attract too much attention, especially by keeping something secret

柯林斯英英字典

• If you are discreet, you are polite and careful in what you do or say, because you want to avoid embarrassing or offending someone.
• discreetly
• If you are discreet about something you are doing, you do not tell other people about it, in order to avoid being embarrassed or to gain an advantage.
• discreetly
• If you describe something as discreet, you approve of it because it is small in size or degree, or not easily noticed.
• discreetly

• discreet劍橋字典
• discreet柯林斯字典

專業(yè)釋義

地球科學

• 謹慎的