unassuming

英 [ˌʌnəˈsjuːmɪŋ]

美 [ˌʌnəˈsuːmɪŋ]

adj.  不爱出风头的; 不爱炫耀的; 谦逊的

GRETEM8

BNC.18906 / COCA.15838

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 低调的；谦逊的；不招摇的
  If you describe a person or their behaviour asunassuming, you approve of them because they are quiet and do not try to appear important.
  1. He's a man of few words, very polite and unassuming...
     他话不多，很有礼貌，为人谦和。
  2. She has a gentle, unassuming manner.
     她很和善，不摆架子。

英英释义

adj

• not arrogant or presuming
  1. unassuming to a fault, skeptical about the value of his work
  2. a shy retiring girl
  Synonym:retiring

双语例句

• Saying NO in a quiet, unassuming voice is like a hand shake that is floppy and limp.
  平静地、不装腔作势地说出“不”，就像握着松软、无力的手一样。
• He is emphatically a retiring and unassuming man.
  他的确是一个与世无争和谦虚纯朴的人。
• It was an unassuming shop, registered under the vague name of drapery.
  这是一家不显眼的商店，招牌上笼统地称作服装店。
• He's a man of few words, very polite and unassuming
  他话不多，很有礼貌，为人谦和。
• A gentle, quiet and unassuming manner.
  高雅、文静而谦逊的态度。
• He is perfectly well behaved, polite, and unassuming, said her uncle.
  舅父说：他的举止十分优雅，礼貌也极其周到，而且丝毫不搭架子。
• Despite his position, he has an unassuming personality.
  虽然有地位，但他为人谦逊。
• He was a gentle, lowly, and unassuming man.
  他是个温和，谦卑，不摆架子的人。
• I found him to be unassuming and easy to get along with.
  我发现他没有架子，很好相处。
• He was a small and to all appearances an unassuming man.
  他个子小，看上去不事张扬。