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单词 self-effacing
释义

self-effacing

adjective

self-ef·​fac·​ing ˌself-i-ˈfā-siŋ How to pronounce self-effacing (audio)
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: having or showing a tendency to make oneself modestly or shyly inconspicuous
His passions and faith run soul-deep, his gentle wit is always self-effacing and never insulting … Don Gaetz
… she was an extremely self-effacing, private person who never sought the limelight and did not leave the usual artifacts that enable a biographer to reconstruct life patterns. Douglas R. McManis

Synonyms

  • backward
  • bashful
  • coy
  • demure
  • diffident
  • introverted
  • modest
  • recessive
  • retiring
  • sheepish
  • shy
  • withdrawn
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Word History

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

self-effacing

adjective

as in shy
not comfortable around people he's dating a sweet, self-effacing girl

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • shy
  • withdrawn
  • diffident
  • bashful
  • introverted
  • sheepish
  • demure
  • coy
  • modest
  • lone
  • retiring
  • reserved
  • recessive
  • backward
  • unassertive
  • embarrassed
  • antisocial
  • awkward
  • unsociable
  • self-conscious
  • uptight
  • unsocial
  • inhibited
  • lone-wolf
  • unadventurous
  • uneasy
  • unenterprising

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • extroverted
  • outgoing
  • extraverted
  • gregarious
  • sociable
  • social
  • immodest
  • convivial
  • companionable
  • forceful
  • bold
  • brash
  • uninhibited
  • clubbable
  • boon
  • dashing
  • unreserved
  • clubable
  • forward
  • overbold
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