de·mure /dɪˈmjʊə(r)/ a. 1. 故作庄重的，假正经的；装作害羞的 A few weeks later, she had shed her demure image. 几星期以后她抛弃了假正经的形象。 a demure glance 装作羞答答的一瞥 2. 娴静的；庄重的；严肃的 a timid and demure girl 羞怯而娴静的姑娘 a demure high-neck dress 端庄的高领裙 [? < OFr demorer to delay, linger < meür ripe, mature, discreet]