diffident
/ˈdɪfɪdənt/adjective
- modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence谦卑的; 害羞的; 缺乏自信的：
a diffident youth.
一位缩手缩脚的年轻人。
派生词
diffidence
noundiffidently
adverb词源
late Middle English （in the sense 'lacking confidence or trust in someone or something'）： from Latin diffident- 'failing in trust', from the verb diffidere, from dis- (expressing reversal) + fidere 'to trust'.