discreet
discreet漢語翻譯
discreet詞型變化
discreet詞意辨析
discreet, discrete
這是兩個形近單詞。discreet: 意思是“(言行)謹慎的”、“慎重的”“有判斷力的”(not saying too much;showing good sense and judgment),它的名詞是 discretion.反義詞是魯莽: indiscreet(形容詞)及 indiscretion (名詞)。
- the action he takes is far from discreet.
他所采取的行動很不謹慎。 - you must show more discretion in choosing your friends.
你在選擇朋友時要謹慎些。
discrete: 意思是“分離的”、“不聯(lián)絡(luò)的”、“各異的”(separate,disjoined or individually distinct)。它的名詞是 discreteness.
- this proposition contains two discrete parts.
這個建議由兩個不同的部分組成。 - our company is made up of many samll,discrete units.
我們的公司由許多小的各自分立的單位組成。
discreet英語解釋
形容詞 discreet:
- marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint
- unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic同義詞:discerning
- heedful of potential consequences同義詞:circumspect
discreet例句
- Be more discreet or you'll get yourself talked about.要更謹慎些--否則你就會成為人們的話柄。
- I'll certainly be most discreet in my conversation.我在談話中當(dāng)然會十分小心的。
- It was not discreet of you to say that.你那樣說有欠考慮。
discreet詳細解釋
dis.creet
adj.(形容詞)Marked by, exercising, or showing prudence and wise self-restraint in speech and behavior; circumspect.謹慎的,慎重的:以謹慎和理智的自我控制為特征的,做事謹慎理智的,或在言行上表現(xiàn)出謹慎和理智的自我控制;周到的Free from ostentation or pretension; modest.樸素的,謙遜的;端莊的
來源:Middle English 中古英語 from Old French discret 源自 古法語 discret from Medieval Latin discrôtus 源自 中世紀(jì)拉丁語 discrôtus from Latin [past participle of] discernere [separate, to discern] * see discern 源自 拉丁語 [] discernere的過去分詞 [分離;辨別,覺察] *參見 discern
【引伸】
discreet.ly
adv.(副詞)discreet.ness
n.(名詞)