音标:[dis'kri:t] ; 柯林斯词典等级:2 级;
a. 小心的, 慎重的
a. marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint

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形容词100%

discreet的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. It was not discreet of you to say that.你那样说有欠考虑。
  2. Be more discreet or you'll get yourself talked about.要更谨慎些--否则你就会成为人们的话柄。
  3. I'll certainly be most discreet in my conversation.我在谈话中当然会十分小心的。
  4. It was a discreet apartment in a quiet street.那是间位於一条僻静的街上不引人注意的公寓房间。

常见句型

用作形容词(adj.)
用作定语~+ n.
  1. I should make a few discreet enquires about the girl before I marry her.我娶这个姑娘前,应先审慎打探一下她的底细。
用作表语S+be+~
  1. We must be extremely discreet.我们必须极为小心才是。
S+be+~+ prep .-phrase
  1. He is discreet in word.他讲话谨慎。
  2. He is very discreet in giving his opinions.他十分慎重的发表意见。
It is/was+~+of sb+to- v
  1. It wasn't discreet of you to ring me up at the office.你打电话到我办公室真是太鲁莽了。

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)
~+名词
  • discreet protest措词谨慎的抗议
  • discreet silence审慎的沉默
  • the discreet elegance素雅的气氛
~+介词
  • discreet in deed行动谨慎

经典引文

  • You should be more discreet in your bearing towards this soldier.

    出自:T. Hardy
  • Offering to the investor a highly discreet and even secretive service in banking.

    出自:F. Forsyth

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