demure

adj.

1. 娴静的；端庄的
   behaving in a way that does not attract attention to herself or her body; quiet and serious
   1. a demure young lady
      娴静的年轻女士
2. （举止、衣服等）显得庄重的
   suggesting that a woman or girl is demure
   1. a demure smile
      矜持的微笑
   2. a demure navy blouse with a white collar
      严肃庄重的白领海军军服上衣

1. ADJ-GRADED (通常指年轻女子)羞涩的，娴静的
   If you describe someone, usually a young woman, as demure, you mean they are quiet and rather shy, usually in a way that you like and find appealing, and behave very correctly.
   1. She's very demure and sweet...
      她非常娴静可爱。
   2. The luscious Miss Wharton gave me a demure but knowing smile.
      性感迷人的沃顿小姐对我羞涩地会心一笑。
2. ADJ-GRADED (衣着等)端庄的，庄重的
   Demure clothes do not reveal your body and they give the impression that you are shy and behave correctly.
   1. ...a demure high-necked white blouse.
      端庄的高领白衬衫

1. She's very demure and sweet
   她非常娴静可爱。
2. The luscious Miss Wharton gave me a demure but knowing smile.
   性感迷人的沃顿小姐对我羞涩地会心一笑。
3. Just then, a demure female entered the room.
   正在这时，一个端庄的女子走进来。
4. From pastel pink patent sandals to strappy dancing shoes or demure lace-ups, with either stiletto or chunky heels, high or low, the shoes are pitched at the high end of the market, starting at around$ 320 dollars.
   从申请了专利的淡粉色凉鞋，到绑带的舞鞋，或者庄重的系带靴，不是细高跟就是粗跟，鞋跟或高或低，这种鞋被定位在高端市场，一开始的售价约为320美元。
5. The fact is, she may be more demure than you think.
   事实上，她可能比你想象中还要矜持。
6. Earlier in the day, Gaga was more demure as she greeted her fans wearing a pair of sheer black bicycle shorts paired with a denim shirt and lace-up platform boots.
   早些时候GAGA被拍到身着黑色的自行车短裤配上牛仔蓝的T恤和黑色系带靴子和粉丝亲切招手。
7. And Ms. Streep's maturity and demure style choices may appeal to women over 40, who spend more on fashion than other demographic groups.
   而且，斯特里普成熟而端庄的时尚风格或许对40岁以上的女性有吸引力，这些女性比其他人口统计群体在服装上面的花费都要多。
8. There she was, gray-suited, sweet-faced, demure, but scowling.
   她就在那里，穿着灰色的衣服，漂亮的脸上显得严肃而忧郁。
9. He made her his companion, though she was some years younger than Florence; and she could be as staid and pleasantly demure, with her little book or work-box, as a woman.
   虽然她比弗洛伦斯还小几岁，但他却把她当作他的伴侣；她拿着她的小书或针线匣，能跟成年妇女一样沉着冷静；而且有趣的是，也跟她们一样文雅庄重。
10. Delicate concise model design style, the language wielding the adept but concise line, overall hue adopt pure white, optesthesia experiences cheerful fresh people, expert is demure.
    造型精致的简约设计风格，运用娴熟而简约的线条语言，整体色调采用纯洁白色，视觉感受清新怡人、大方端庄。
11. She sipped her soda and looked demure.
    她吸着苏打水，摆出一副假端庄的样子。
12. In the finest department stores, even the demure "elevator girls" are treated with impeccable politeness.
    在最好的百货公司，即便是故作矜持的“电梯女孩”也能得到无可挑剔的礼遇。
13. And also to corrupt youth by means of seditious literature and drugs, the affectation of being demure in a provocative way.
    还用带有煽动性的作品和毒品腐蚀年轻人。故意装出具有煽动性的端庄、正经的样子。
14. Their beauty is in the unity of the simple and complex, the obvious and subtle, the audacious and demure.
    它们的美在于简单和复杂、明显和微妙、无畏和端庄的统一。
15. The affectation of being demure in a provocative way.
    故意装出具有煽动性的端庄、正经的样子。
16. A girl not out has always the same sort of dress: a close bonnet, for instance; looks very demure, and never says a word.
    一个没有进入社交界的姑娘，总是那身打扮，比如说，戴着一顶贴发无边小圆软帽，样子非常娴静，总是一声不响。
17. Demure, self-effacing and discreet, Sarah Brown has played the wife-in-the-background role to perfection.
    莎拉.朗内歛端庄、度谦逊、慎低调，她完美扮演幕后夫人的角色。
18. Shades affordable woman, they will sit demure, line clear, look like the sun, and the wind like a charming, like a long blooming orchid, although not brilliant, but fragrance far.
    浓淡相宜的女人，她们会坐的端庄，行的洒脱，神情如明月般皎洁，似和风般迷人，有如兰花悠悠绽放，虽不会绚烂夺目，却幽香甚远。
19. Rather pale she looked and londony; and her blue eyes were demure.
    她脸上带点苍白，而且十足伦敦派头；蓝眼睛显得很端庄。
20. It seemed to lawyer Martin that the women were unusually demure and the men more swashbuckling than usual.
    在马丁律师看来，那些妇女似乎都出奇地娴静端庄，而那些男子则似乎都比平常更为装模作样。
21. She looks like a very demure young lady.
    她看上去像一个矜持的少女。
22. She looked very demure in her long white dress.
    她穿上长长的白色连衣裙，显得格外娴静。
23. The two demure little girls sat quiet and still next to their mother in church.
    两个娴静的小姑娘挨着他们的母亲在教堂里静静安坐。
24. WOMAN WARRIORS Fragile, submissive, demure and mysterious. That's how some Americans think of Asian women.
    江湖女侠一些美国人对亚洲女性的看法是，她们纤弱、顺从、娴静而又神秘。
25. When it comes to flirting you prefer a more demure or reserved approach to one that is overt.
    当谈到调情你喜欢一个更端庄或保留的方式之一，这是公然的。
26. She must be a woman of complicated character, and there was something dramatic in the contrast of that with her demure appearance.
    看来她一定是一个性格非常复杂的女人，这同她那端庄娴静的外表倒构成了极富于戏剧性的对比。
27. I am flummoxed.-Could you make it more demure?
    我搞砸了。-你能做的更端庄一些吗？
28. There is not an Apple MacBook in sight, and demure "office ladies" still serve the tea.
    里面没有一台苹果笔记本电脑，死气沉沉的白领丽人们依旧在端茶倒水。
29. The demure maiden, the demure spouse, the demure mother-this is still the ideal.
    矜持端庄的女孩子、妻子、母亲&这依然是理想中的女性。
30. The victim's wrists, crossed and suspended together over her head, were so slight, her fingers so graceful, her long legs so demure.
    受害人的手腕交叉被吊在头顶，绑得很紧，她的手指是那么优雅，修长的腿是那么端庄。

adj

1. affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way

   Synonym:    coyovermodest