n. demure(拘谨的, 端庄的)的变形
n. The state of being demure; gravity; the show of gravity
or modesty.
词型变化:名词复数形式 : demurenesses

demure的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. To counterbalance the hairdo, Tymoshenko's outfits needed to be demure yet commanding.为了平衡发型的风格
  2. She looks like a very demure young lady.她看上去像一个矜持的少女。

经典引文

  • Come, pensive Nun, devout and pure, Sober, steadfast and demure.

    出自:Milton
  • Theirs was an age when the favoured feminine look was the demure, the obedient, the shy.

    出自:J. Fowles
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