单词 | demure |
释义 | de·mure (dĭ-myr) adj. de·mur·er, de·mur·est 1. Modest and reserved in manner or behavior. 2. Characterized by or suggestive of reserve or modesty: a demure smile; a demure outfit. [Middle English, probably from Anglo-Norman (influenced by Old French mur, meur, mature, serious), past participle of demurer, to delay, wait; see DEMUR.] de·murely adv. de·mureness n. |
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