discreet

discreet

adj

1. marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint

e.g. his trusted discreet aide
a discreet, finely wrought gold necklace

2. heedful of potential consequences

e.g. circumspect actions
physicians are now more circumspect about recommending its use
a discreet investor

Synonym: circumspect

3. unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic

e.g. a discerning editor
a discreet silence

Synonym: discerning

1. (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.

e.g. They were gossipy and not always discreet...
他们很爱传闲话，而且常常口无遮拦。
e.g. He followed at a discreet distance.
他小心翼翼地尾随在后，保持着一段距离。

2. 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.

discreet

e.g. We were very discreet about the romance...
我们对这段恋情很谨慎。
e.g. 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。

3. 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.

discreet在线翻译

e.g. She wore discreet jewellery.
她戴着素净的首饰。

1. discreet什么意思

1. 谨慎：由此,这个我们--尽管它简单(simple)、谨慎(discreet)且被抹除(effaced)--把所谓存在问题的形式结构置于形而上学的视域之内,把在更广泛的意义上,把它置于在印欧语系的语言环境之中--印欧语言的可能性,与形而上学的起源,有着本质的关联.

2. discreet在线翻译

2. (在行动,说话等方面)谨慎的：disciplined 守纪律的 | discreet (在行动,说话等方面)谨慎的 | dutiful 尽职的

3. (在行动、说话等方面)谨慎的：disciplined 守纪律的 | discreet (在行动、说话等方面)谨慎的 | dutiful 尽职的

4. discreet的翻译

4. 言行谨慎,小心的：discredit 怀疑,不信任 | discreet 言行谨慎,小心的 | discrepancy 矛盾,不同