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demure/diˈmjʊə/adj. (demurer, demurest) 1 composed, quiet, and reserved; modest 稳重的；娴静的；拘谨的；谦逊的 2 affectedly shy and quiet; coy 装作害羞的；忸怩的，腼腆的 3 decorous 举止高雅的，行为规矩的 a demure high collar 端庄的高领子 □ demurely adv.□ demureness n.[Middle English, perhaps via Anglo-French demuré from Old French demoré, past part. of demorer ‘remain, stay’ (as DEMUR): influenced by Old French meür from Latin maturus ‘ripe’] |