demure
/dɪˈmjʊə(r)/adjective
1demurer, demurest
- (of a woman or her behaviour) reserved, modest, and shy（女子或其举止）端庄娴静的; 谦逊的; 羞怯的：
a demure little wife who sits at home minding the house.
待在家里料理家务的娴静小媳妇。
1.1
- (of clothing) lending such an appearance（衣着）朴实而端庄的。
派生词
demurely
adverbdemureness
noun词源
late Middle English （in the sense 'sober， serious， reserved'）： perhaps from Old French demoure, past participle of demourer 'remain， stay' （see DEMUR）; influenced by Old French mur 'grave'， from Latin maturus 'ripe or mature'. The sense 'reserved， shy' dates from the late 17th cent.