de·mure
adjective/dɪˈmjʊə(r)/
/dɪˈmjʊr/
(usually approving)- (usually of a woman or a girl) behaving in a quiet, shy way that does not attract attention
表现得安静、害羞，不会引起注意 - a demure young lady
娴静的年轻女士
- a demure young lady
- suggesting that somebody is demure
暗示某人端庄 - a demure smile
矜持的微笑 - a demure navy blouse with a white collar
严肃庄重的白领海军军服上衣
- a demure smile
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘sober, serious, reserved’): perhaps from Old French demoure, past participle of demourer ‘remain’, based on Latin de- ‘away, completely’ + morari ‘delay’; influenced by Old French mur ‘grave’, from Latin maturus ‘ripe or mature’. The sense ‘reserved, shy’ dates from the late 17th cent.