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单词 diffidence
释义 dif·fi·dence
\ˈdifədən(t)s also -dən- or -ˌden-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Latin diffidentia, from diffident-, diffidens + -ia
: the quality or state of being diffident:
 a. archaic : distrust : want of confidence : doubt of the power or disposition of others
  < that affliction … weighed me down even to a diffidence of God's mercy — John Donne >
 b. : distrust of oneself or one's own powers : lack of self-reliance : modesty : modest reserve : bashfulness
  < it is good to speak on such questions with diffidence — T.B.Macaulay >
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