| 释义 |
discreet/diˈskri:t/adj. (discreeter, discreetest) 1a circumspect in speech or action, esp. to avoid social disgrace or embarrassment (尤指为避免不光彩或尴尬局面而)审慎的，谨慎的 b tactful; trustworthy 机智的；可信赖的 2 unobtrusive 不唐突的；不引人注目的 a discreet touch of rouge 不显眼的一抹口红 □ discreetly adv.□ discreetness n.[Middle English via Old French discret -ete from Latin discretus ‘separate’ (as DIS-, cretus, past part. of cernere ‘sift’), with Late Latin sense from its derivative discretio ‘discernment’] |