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源自拉丁语 'diffidere',由 'dis-'(不)和 'fidere'(信任)组成,字面意为“不信任自己”。
❶ 形容人因缺乏自信而显得害羞或犹豫,通常表现为不敢表达自己的意见或需求。
“She was too diffident to speak up in the meeting.”
(她太缺乏自信,不敢在会议上发言。)
“His diffident manner made it hard for him to make friends.”
(他害羞的性格让他很难交到朋友。)
diffident about — 表示对某事缺乏信心或感到不确定,常用于描述人对自身能力或决定的犹豫态度。
“She was diffident about accepting the leadership role.”
(她对接受领导角色缺乏信心。)