discreet
音标发音
- 英式音标 [dɪˈskriːt]
- 美式音标 [dɪˈskriːt]
- 国际音标 [dis'kri:t]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj.谨慎的；不引人注意的；朴素的，简易的
词根记忆
- dis(=apart，分别) + creet(=observe，观察)→一个个分别观察→谨慎的
- dis + creet(分辨)→分辨出不同来→小心的；注意不要和discrete(adj.个别的)相混
- 小心谨慎(discreet)地认出(discern)
同根派生
- adv性质的同根词
- discreetly：谨慎地；小心地。
- n性质的同根词
- discreetness：谨慎；用心深远。
英汉例句
- I should make a few discreet enquires about the girl before I marry her.
我娶这个姑娘前,应先审慎打探一下她的底细。 - We must be extremely discreet.
我们必须极为小心才是。 - He is discreet in word.
他讲话谨慎。 - It wasn't discreet of you to ring me up at the office.
你打电话到我办公室真是太鲁莽了。
用作形容词 (adj.)
用作定语: ～+ n.
用作表语: S+be+～
S+be+～+ prep .-phrase
It is/was+～+of sb+to- v
词组短语
- discreet protest 措词谨慎的抗议
- discreet silence 审慎的沉默
- the discreet elegance 素雅的气氛
- discreet in deed 行动谨慎
- discreet value 预估值
- discreet object 谨慎对象;谨慎的对象
- discreet mode 谨慎模式
用作形容词 (adj.)
～+名词
～+介词
短语
英英字典
- careful not to cause embarrassment or attract too much attention, especially by keeping something secret
- If you are discreet, you are polite and careful in what you do or say, because you want to avoid embarrassing or offending someone.
- discreetly
- 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.
- discreetly
- If you describe something as discreet, you approve of it because it is small in size or degree, or not easily noticed.
- discreetly
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专业释义
- 谨慎的