diffidently

1. ADJ-GRADED 羞怯的;胆怯的;缺乏自信的
   Someone who is diffident is rather shy and does not enjoy talking about themselves or being noticed by other people.
   1. Helen was diffident and reserved.
      海伦比较害羞内向。

1. "I once thought of calling myself Red-handed Jack," he said diffidently.
   我有一次想把自己叫作红手杰克。
2. When Wendy returned diffidently she found Peter sitting on the bed-post crowing gloriously, while Jane in her nighty was flying round the room in solemn ecstasy.
   温迪忐忑不安地走回房间时，她看到彼得坐在床柱上得意洋洋地叫喊着，简正穿着睡衣狂喜地绕着房间飞。
3. Well, one might diffidently suggest that there are other ways in which you can do this empowering thing.
   额，有人可能会提出异议说还有别的方式可以鼓励她们。
4. Instead he just sat down quickly with an abrupt, half-defiant movement, lit his cigarette, and spoke to one of the men quickly and diffidently, saying.
   相反，他只是突然、有些挑衅地匆忙坐了下来，点起自己的香烟，快速、踌躇地对其中一个人说道。
5. The child behaves very diffidently.
   小孩的举止非常胆怯。
6. And so he turned, diffidently, to fiction.
   因此，他小心翼翼地开始经营小说。
7. Victor Henry diffidently named three well-known rear admirals.
   维克多·亨利迟疑不决地提了三个有名气的海军少将。
8. She followed him diffidently through the clattering machines.
   她跟着他，怯生生地走过那些轰隆作响的机器。
9. He expressed himself politely and diffidently.
   他有礼貌而又羞怯地表示自己的意见。

adv

1. in a diffident manner
   1. `Oh, well,' he shrugged diffidently, `I like the work.'