unassuming

英 [ˌʌnəˈsjuːmɪŋ]

美 [ˌʌnəˈsuːmɪŋ]

adj.  不爱出风头的; 不爱炫耀的; 谦逊的

GRETEM8

BNC.18906 / COCA.15838

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 低调的；谦逊的；不招摇的
  If you describe a person or their behaviour asunassuming, you approve of them because they are quiet and do not try to appear important.
  1. He's a man of few words, very polite and unassuming...
     他话不多，很有礼貌，为人谦和。
  2. She has a gentle, unassuming manner.
     她很和善，不摆架子。

英英释义

adj

• not arrogant or presuming
  1. unassuming to a fault, skeptical about the value of his work
  2. a shy retiring girl
  Synonym:retiring

双语例句

• Saying NO in a quiet, unassuming voice is like a hand shake that is floppy and limp.
  平静地、不装腔作势地说出“不”，就像握着松软、无力的手一样。
• Steve Carell and Tina Fey play a nice, unassuming couple in Date Night, and that's one of the reasons the movie works so well.
  史蒂夫卡雷尔和蒂娜费在《约会之夜》中饰演一对友好谦逊的夫妇，这是该片成功的原因之一。
• He is emphatically a retiring and unassuming man.
  他的确是一个与世无争和谦虚纯朴的人。
• It was an unassuming shop, registered under the vague name of drapery.
  这是一家不显眼的商店，招牌上笼统地称作服装店。
• He was genuinely shy and unassuming.
  他确实很怕羞，不爱抛头露面。
• He is perfectly well behaved, polite, and unassuming, said her uncle.
  舅父说：他的举止十分优雅，礼貌也极其周到，而且丝毫不搭架子。
• The unassuming Texas resident celebrated his windfall by having a family portrait photograph taken Wednesday morning.
  这位德克萨斯居民在周三的早上全家照了一张全家福，以庆祝他获得了这份意外之财。
• The unassuming suburban street was named after James Penny, a wealthy18th century slave ship owner.
  这条不起眼的郊区街道是依詹姆斯.潘尼而命名，潘尼是18世纪一位富有的奴隶船主。
• It was the traveling that changed my perception of the world, said Mr. Tang, a tall, lean man with straight hair and an unassuming manner.
  正是四处行走改变了我对世界的看法，唐冠华说。他身材高瘦，留着直发，为人谦逊。
• He was a small and to all appearances an unassuming man.
  他个子小，看上去不事张扬。