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demurea. solemn,grave,serious,calm,sober庄严的,严肃的,庄重的,冷静的,持重的。 △2H.IV.4.3.96(90):“There’s never none of these demure boys come toany proof.”像这样一本正经的孩子们,没有一个会成什么气候的。 △H.VIII.1.2.167: “with demure confidence / This pausingly ensued.”带着庄严的信任神气,接着断断续续说了下面的话。 △Tw.2.5. 60 (53): “after a demuretravel of regard,” i.e.after allowing my glance totravel gravely around. (Malvolio’s English is pedanti-cally heavy.) 先带着几分威严向室内环视一周。(按:马伏里奥用语酸腐。) demure[diˈmjuə]adj.严肃的,认真的 ‖ demurely adv.demureness n. |