demure
demure 英 [dɪˈmjʊə(r)] 美 [dɪˈmjʊr]
adj. 端庄的；娴静的；严肃的；假装正直的
- A demure person can be described as polite and a little shy. A demure outfit is a modest one––think high neckline and low hem.
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- adj. 端庄的；娴静的；严肃的；假装正直的
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1. Just then, a demure female entered the room.
正在这时，一个端庄的女子走进来。
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2. But, instead of being the demure queen expected of her, she was assertive and ambitious.
但是，她并没有成为大家所期待的端庄的皇后，而是武断的、野心勃勃的。
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3. A saucy redheaded southerner, Mom could be demure one moment and shocking the next, with a laugh so loud and sudden it turned heads. And she had stories to tell.
一个具有红头发的南方人，母亲可以这一刻严肃，下一刻笑的很大声让人感到震惊，接着突然转过头，有故事要讲。
- demure (adj.) late 14c. (early 14c. as a surname), from Old French meur "mature, fully grown, ripe," hence "discreet," from Latin maturus "mature" (see mature (v.)) [OED]. The de- in this word is of uncertain meaning. Or possibly from Anglo-French demuré (Old French demoré), past participle of demorer "stay," and influenced by meur [Barnhart]. Or from Old French de (bon) murs "of good manners," from murs (Modern French moeurs) [Klein].
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