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. (通常指年轻女子)羞涩的,娴静的 [approval]
SYN shy, reserved, modest, retiring
demurely -
She smiled demurely.
她羞涩地笑了笑。
2 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] (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. (衣着等)端庄的,庄重的 [written]
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