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单词 discreetly
释义 dis·creet·ly
adverb
Etymology: Middle English discretly, from discret, discreet + -ly
: in a discreet manner: as
 a. : tactfully, prudently
  < his utterances never gave offense, being discreetly academic >
 b. : with restraint : judiciously, carefully, unobtrusively
  < rouge discreetly applied to the cheek — Edward Sapir >
  < do not let a canary's claws grow too long … but trim them discreetly — Emily Holt >
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