discreet

英 [dɪˈskriːt]

美 [dɪˈskriːt]

adj.  (言行)谨慎的，慎重的，考虑周到的

最高级：discreetest　

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牛津词典

adj.

• （言行）谨慎的，慎重的，考虑周到的
  careful in what you say or do, in order to keep sth secret or to avoid causing embarrassment or difficulty for sb
  1. He was always very discreet about his love affairs.
     他对两性关系一贯谨小慎微。
  2. You ought to make a few discreet enquiries before you sign anything.
     你应该审慎地询问清楚再签字。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (言行)谨慎的，考虑周到的
  If you arediscreet, you are polite and careful in what you do or say, because you want to avoid embarrassing or offending someone.
  1. They were gossipy and not always discreet...
     他们很爱传闲话，而且常常口无遮拦。
  2. He followed at a discreet distance.
     他小心翼翼地尾随在后，保持着一段距离。
• ADJ-GRADED 言语谨慎的
  If you arediscreet aboutsomething you are doing, you do not tell other people about it, in order to avoid being embarrassed or to gain an advantage.
  1. We were very discreet about the romance...
     我们对这段恋情很谨慎。
  2. She's making a few discreet inquiries with her mother's friends.
     她旁敲侧击地向她母亲的朋友们打听过几次。
• ADJ-GRADED 不显眼的;朴素的;少的;小的
  If you describe something asdiscreet, you approve of it because it is small in size or degree, or not easily noticed.
  1. She wore discreet jewellery.
     她戴着素净的首饰。

英英释义

adj

• marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint
  1. his trusted discreet aide
  2. a discreet, finely wrought gold necklace
• heedful of potential consequences
  1. circumspect actions
  2. physicians are now more circumspect about recommending its use
  3. a discreet investor
  Synonym:circumspect
• unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic
  1. a discerning editor
  2. a discreet silence
  Synonym:discerning

双语例句

• I don't think you want me to be discreet, I think you want me to be different.
  我看你不是要我谨慎，你是要我变得不同。
• My discreet friend was the only one I told about my new boyfriend.
  我只把关于我新男友的事告诉了我的密友一个人。
• She's making a few discreet inquiries with her mother's friends.
  她旁敲侧击地向她母亲的朋友们打听过几次。
• I am obliged to you for your valuable services and discreet conduct!
  对于你的宝贵的帮助和办事周到，我十分感激！
• I don't think I've been out with anyone less discreet.
  我可不认为我约会过任何更轻率的人。
• He followed at a discreet distance.
  他小心翼翼地尾随在后，保持着一段距离。
• I can guarantee that Perry would be discreet.
  我能保证佩里会谨言慎行的。
• I might have been more discreet if I had thought they were really serious.
  倘若我当时知道他们是认真的，我或许会更审慎一些。
• I am discreet in where I go and who I see.
  我很谨慎，在那里我去和谁我明白了。
• I dare say it's cowardly, but it's certainly discreet, to take it into consideration.
  我敢说，把这一点考虑进去是懦怯的，但这样做无疑是顾虑周全。