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

• The unassuming suburban street was named after James Penny, a wealthy18th century slave ship owner.
  这条不起眼的郊区街道是依詹姆斯.潘尼而命名，潘尼是18世纪一位富有的奴隶船主。
• She has a gentle, unassuming manner.
  她很和善，不摆架子。
• He was shy and unassuming and not at all how you expect an actor to be.
  他腼腆而无架子，一点也不像你预料中演员的样子。
• 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。
• Eyewitnesses recall Mr Foley as an unassuming hero-a small, slightly overweight man with round glasses.
  据一些见证人回忆，福利先生是一位谦逊的英雄&一个戴着圆框眼镜、微微有些发胖的小个子男人。
• He's a man of few words, very polite and unassuming
  他话不多，很有礼貌，为人谦和。
• Mr Yang, who by all accounts is pleasant and unassuming in private, has always left management blocking and tackling to others, preferring to be a cultural and technological guardian.
  在所有人的描述中，杨致远私下里表现的令人愉快和谦逊，他一直把管理设计和处理交给其他人，他更乐意做一个文化和技术的守护人。
• Steve Carell and Tina Fey play a nice, unassuming couple in Date Night, and that's one of the reasons the movie works so well.
  史蒂夫卡雷尔和蒂娜费在《约会之夜》中饰演一对友好谦逊的夫妇，这是该片成功的原因之一。
• Under the sunset glow, the West Lake appears more quiet and unassuming.
  落日余晖勾勒出的是西湖不变的宁静与质朴。
• Bob Dole was overrun by the longer-named Bill Clinton, but again it was by someone with an unassuming surname and there was only a single syllable difference.
  鲍勃·杜尔就被比他名字长的比尔·克林顿战胜了，然而“克林顿”本身也是一个谦逊的姓氏，而且和“杜尔”相比也只差一个音节。