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
You are coming along well.
你进展得很好。
I am very happy that you have come all the way from the United States to visit our company.
您不远千里从美国来我公司访问，我们感到非常高兴。
The hunt went on for several weeks, but the puma was not caught.
搜寻工作进行了好几个星期，但始终未能逮住那只美洲狮。