单词 | discreet |
释义 | discreet adj. (discreeter, discreetest)   1. a circumspect in speech or action, esp. to avoid social disgrace or embarrassment. b tactful; trustworthy.   2. unobtrusive (a discreet touch of rouge). Derivatives discreetly adv. discreetness n. Etymology: ME f. OF discret -ete f. L discretus separate (as DIS-, cretus past part. of cernere sift), with LL sense f. its derivative discretio discernment |
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