Self-effacing
a. 不出风头的, 不喜出风头的, 谦让的
📖 牛津释义
self-effacing
adj
not trying to impress people; modest 不求闻达的; 谦逊的
She's brilliant but self-effacing. 她才华横溢而不露锋芒.
🧩 词语组成解析
self
[self]
n. 自己;本人;本性;私利;
adj. 同一的;纯净的;单一的;
vt. 使自花授精;使近亲繁殖;
vi. 自花授精;
v. 擦掉( efface的现在分词 ); 抹去; 超越; 使黯然失色
🗣️ 情景例句
Not until recently.
最近才考虑到。
The doctor is busy examining a patient.
医生为给病人做身体检查而忙碌着。
The great statue, which was designed by the sculptor Auguste Bartholdi, took ten years to complete.
这座由雕像家奥古斯特。巴索尔地设计的巨大雕像是用10年时间雕像刻成的。