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ADJ-GRADED
(言行)谨慎的，考虑周到的 If you are discreet, you are polite and careful in what you do or say, because you want to avoid embarrassing or offending someone.
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They were gossipy and not always discreet...
他们很爱传闲话，而且常常口无遮拦。
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He followed at a discreet distance.
他小心翼翼地尾随在后，保持着一段距离。
discreetly
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I took the phone, and she went discreetly into the living room.
我拿起了电话，她知趣地进了客厅。
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ADJ-GRADED
言语谨慎的 If you are discreet about something you are doing, you do not tell other people about it, in order to avoid being embarrassed or to gain an advantage.
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We were very discreet about the romance...
我们对这段恋情很谨慎。
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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。
discreetly
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Everyone tried discreetly to find out more about him.
每个人都言语不露痕迹地试图打探到更多关于他的事。
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ADJ-GRADED
不显眼的;朴素的;少的;小的 If you describe something as discreet, you approve of it because it is small in size or degree, or not easily noticed.
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She wore discreet jewellery.
她戴着素净的首饰。
discreetly
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...stately houses, discreetly hidden behind great avenues of sturdy trees...
隐藏在林阴大道后面、不显山露水的豪宅
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The two rooms were relatively small and discreetly lit.
这两个房间相对来说较小，且灯光柔和。
- Adjective
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1. marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint;
- "his trusted discreet aide"
- "a discreet, finely wrought gold necklace"
- antonym： indiscreet
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2. unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic;
- "a discerning editor"
- "a discreet silence"
- synonym： discerning
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3. heedful of potential consequences;
- "circumspect actions"
- "physicians are now more circumspect about recommending its use"
- "a discreet investor"
- synonym： circumspect
- 1. He is very discreet in giving his opinions.
- 发表意见他十分慎重。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. I should make a few discreet enquiries about the firm before you sign anything.
- 我应先审慎打探一下这家公司的底细，然后你再签字。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. It wasn't discreet of you to ring me up at the office.
- 你打电话到我办公室真是太鲁莽了。
来自《简明英汉词典》
