单词	unpretentious
释义	unpretentiousun‧pre‧ten‧tious /ˌʌnprɪˈtenʃəs◂/ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES an unpretentious, well-written comedy Jilly was surprised by how pleasant and unpretentious he was. Not like a big star at all. Umbria is a wonderful region, where life is simple and the people are unpretentious country folk. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS And she had introduced him to Zack, and Jason was surprised by how pleasant and unpretentious he was. Even these unpretentious, non-vintage champagnes benefit from keeping for a time; the great champagnes repay keeping for years and years. Like most Byzantine churches it is unpretentious and lacking in colour. The unpretentious aspect of this undertaking is important to an uninhibited approach. The films are simple, unpretentious and amusing. The run on unpretentious style and seasoned finishes has been a boon for the purveyors of shelter chic. Third, the menu should be short and unpretentious. Thesaurus THESAURUS► modest not wanting to talk about your abilities or achievements and to say that you are good at something, even when you are – used to show approval: · Miller, a quiet, modest man, gave credit to Asher for the initial discovery.· She was surprisingly modest about her own achievements as a player. ► self-effacing written not wanting to talk about yourself or to attract attention: · Her husband was a quiet, self-effacing man who spent much of his time in his study. ► unassuming not wanting to be noticed and not expecting to be treated in a special way: · By now Chapman was famous, but he remained as unassuming as ever.· He then began, in typically unassuming fashion, to establish the first modern dance company. ► humble believing that you are not more important, better, or cleverer than other people, and therefore not expecting to be treated in a special way: · A good leader is humble enough to get advice from experts. ► unpretentious not trying to seem better than other people, even if you are rich, famous, clever etc: · President Eisenhower was a friendly and unpretentious man who seemed to embody American virtues.· It's his unpretentious boyish charm that ensures Jackie Chan's position as one of the giants of international cinema. ► self-deprecating written behaving or talking about your own abilities or achievements in a way that makes them seem unimportant: · Despite his intellect, he had an appealing self-deprecating humour.· The nice thing about him is his self-deprecating manner. His intellectual ability was never pushed at you, yet he obviously had great potential.· a self-deprecating smile Longman Language Activatora modest person► modest unwilling to talk about your abilities or achievements and to say that you are good at something, even when you are: · Luke was too modest to talk about his past achievements.· She was a shy, modest person, never one to push herself forward. ► self-effacing formal not wanting to talk about yourself or to attract attention: · Her husband was a quiet, self-effacing man who spent much of his time in his study.· In those days women were expected to be quiet, passive and self-effacing. ► unassuming not wanting to be noticed and not expecting to be treated in a special way, because you do not think you are important: · I often see her in the library. She's such a nice, unassuming person.· By now Chapman was famous, but on a social level he remained as unassuming as ever. ► humble thinking that you are unimportant and not as good or clever as other people, and therefore not expecting to be treated in a special way: · Their father was a genuinely humble man, who had worked hard for his family all his life.· Stephanie was humble enough to admit that others could probably do the job better than she could. ► unpretentious not trying to seem better than other people, even if you are rich, famous, clever etc: · Umbria is a wonderful region, where life is simple and the people are unpretentious country folk.· Jilly was surprised by how pleasant and unpretentious he was. Not like a big star at all. not trying to seem better, more important etc than you really are – use this to show approval:  an unpretentious hotel an unpretentious woman
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