| 单词 | unassuming |
| 释义 | unassuming (once / 4019 pages) adj The word unassuming means modest, lacking in arrogance, pleasant, or polite. You'll find that some of the most unassuming people are actually the most interesting and powerful of all. They're just decent enough not to display it all the time. It's been said that when you assume, you make an ass of you and me: that's because when you assume you draw conclusions that you shouldn't. If you're unassuming, you don't make that mistake. Even though he was a rock star, I found Jason to be unassuming and delightful. He treated everyone like a friend. It's the height of irony that the real Wizard of Oz turns out to be an unassuming country gentleman, when the image he projected was of fearsome, raw, tyrannical power. WORD FAMILYunassuming: unassumingly, unassumingness+/assume: assumed, assumes, assuming, assumption, assumptive, re-assume/assumed: assumedly/assuming: assumingly, unassuming/assumption: assumptions/re-assume: re-assuming USAGE EXAMPLESTim Duncan’s exit, in comparison, was more in line with his private, unassuming personality. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) But the most striking aspect of this film’s aesthetic — a better word might be temperament — is its gentle, unassuming modesty. Los Angeles Times(Dec 27, 2016) In her simple, unassuming plaid dress and smart-girl cat’s-eye glasses, she’s about to challenge their world—and change it for the better. Time(Dec 23, 2016) adj not arrogant or presuming unassuming to a fault, skeptical about the value of his work Syn retiring modest marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself |
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