discreet

美 [dɪˈskriːt]英 [dɪˈskriːt]
  • adj.(言行)谨慎的;慎重的;考虑周到的

派生词: discreetly adv.

dis- 分开,分离 + creet 观察,筛选

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adj.

(言行)谨慎的,慎重的,考虑周到的
careful in what you say or do, in order to keep sth secret or to avoid causing embarrassment or difficulty for sb

He was always very discreet about his love affairs.

他对两性关系一贯谨小慎微。

You ought to make a few discreet enquiries before you sign anything.

你应该审慎地询问清楚再签字。

tactful

discreet

频次

  • 1
    ADJ-GRADED (言行)谨慎的,考虑周到的
    If you are discreet, you are polite and careful in what you do or say, because you want to avoid embarrassing or offending someone.

    They were gossipy and not always discreet...

    他们很爱传闲话,而且常常口无遮拦。

  • I took the phone, and she went discreetly into the living room.

    我拿起了电话,她知趣地进了客厅。

  • 3
    ADJ-GRADED 言语谨慎的
    If you are discreet about something you are doing, you do not tell other people about it, in order to avoid being embarrassed or to gain an advantage.

    We were very discreet about the romance...

    我们对这段恋情很谨慎。

  • Everyone tried discreetly to find out more about him.

    每个人都言语不露痕迹地试图打探到更多关于他的事。

  • 5
    ADJ-GRADED 不显眼的;朴素的;少的;小的
    If you describe something as discreet, you approve of it because it is small in size or degree, or not easily noticed.

    She wore discreet jewellery.

    她戴着素净的首饰。

  • ...stately houses, discreetly hidden behind great avenues of sturdy trees...

    隐藏在林阴大道后面、不显山露水的豪宅

adj

1
marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint
his trusted discreet aide
a discreet, finely wrought gold necklace
2
heedful of potential consequences
circumspect actions
physicians are now more circumspect about recommending its use
a discreet investor
Synonym: circumspect
3
unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic
a discerning editor
a discreet silence
Synonym: discerning

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  1. Discreet counselors implored the royal brothers not to countenance this bad man .

    谨慎的法律顾问们恳求王室兄弟不要容忍这个道德败坏的家伙。

  2. Never was there an advertisement of any kind ; publicity is frowned on , and shops are forbidden to display all but the most discreet signs .

    这里从没有任何形式的广告;商业宣传一概愁眉苦脸,除了最为谨慎的符号,商店禁止陈列任何标识。

  3. He was always very discreet about his love affairs .

    他对两性关系一贯谨小慎微。

  4. You ought to make a few discreet enquiries before you sign anything .

    你应该审慎地询问清楚再签字。

  5. He took her hand with discreet gentility .

    他温文尔雅地牵着她的手。

  6. She had meant to make a discreet entrance , but conversation stopped dead

    她本打算悄悄进去,但谈话却突然中断了。

  7. The two journalists followed at a discreet distance

    那两个记者谨慎地保持距离跟在后面。

  8. She 's making a few discreet inquiries with her mother 's friends .

    她旁敲侧击地向她母亲的朋友们打听过几次。

  9. He followed at a discreet distance .

    他小心翼翼地尾随在后,保持着一段距离。

  10. They were gossipy and not always discreet

    他们很爱传闲话,而且常常口无遮拦。

  11. Emporio Armani , the Italian fashion house , has made a discreet foray into furnishings .

    意大利时装品牌安普里奥·阿玛尼谨慎进入家居用品市场。

  12. We were very discreet about the romance

    我们对这段恋情很谨慎。

  13. She wore discreet jewellery .

    她戴着素净的首饰。

  14. He is discreet in making friends .

    他交友很谨慎。

  15. I should make a few discreet enquires about the girl before I marry her .

    我娶这个姑娘前,应先审慎打探一下她的底细。

  16. It wasn 't discreet of you to ring me up at the office .

    你打电话到我办公室真是太鲁莽了。

  17. I should make a few discreet enquires about the firm before you sign anything .

    我应该先审慎打探一下这家公司的底细,然后您再签字。

  18. Where were now her discreet plans for sundering their lives for ever ?

    现在,她那个考虑周到的永远斩断他们之间生活联系的计划哪里去了呢

  19. You may think you are discreet about your political views .

    你可能觉得自己在表达政治观点时非常谨慎。

  20. Inflation would be the more discreet way to achieve this end .

    通货膨胀将是实现这一目标的较隐蔽方式。

  21. I guess we could 've been a little more discreet .

    看来我们当时应该更谨慎一点

  22.   I have always been discreet , that is my way .

    我总是刻意低调,这是我的行事方式。

  23. The worst case identification of discreet time nonlinear systems : a wavelet approximation approach

    离散非线性系统Worst-Case辨识&小波逼近法

  24. I was hoping that your people could be as discreet as possible .

    我希望你们尽量小声点。

  25. I do want and long to discreet in this .

    我确实太希望在这件事上慎而又慎了!

  26. I am discreet in where I go and who I see .

    我很谨慎,在那里我去和谁我明白了。

  27. That discreet body kit therefore is not for show .

    那缜密的车身套件因此并不是为了作秀的。

  28. Although she would need to be discreet .

    虽然她需要小心谨慎。

  29. General pseudo random sequences generator based on discreet logarithm are analyzed .

    利用这些性质,分析了一般离散对数伪随机数生成器生成序列的对应性质,揭示了这类序列的一些内在性质。

  30. Be discreet and don 't reveal any personal information .

    谨慎些,不要透露任何私人信息。

前缀
e-分开,分离

discuss vt. 讨论

dis- 分开,分离 + cuss 击打,摇

disturb vt. 打扰

dis- 分开,分离 + turb 使骚动

sport n. 运动

dis- 分开,分离 + port 港口

discard v. 丢弃

dis- 分开,分离 + card 纸片

discipline n. 训练

dis- 分开,分离 + cip 拿,抓住,获取 + -l- + -ine 表名词

display v. 陈列

dis- 分开,分离 + ply 重叠,折叠

dispose vt. 处置

dis- 分开,分离 + pos 放置 + -e

distribute vt. 分配

dis- 分开,分离 + tribut 给予 + -e

displace vt. 置换

dis- 分开,分离 + place n.地点

discern vt. 辨别

dis- 分开,分离 + cern 观察

discount n. 折扣

dis- 分开,分离 + count 计算

discourse n. 论文

dis- 分开,分离 + cours 跑,流动 + -e

discrepancy n. 差异

dis- 分开,分离 + crep- 爆裂;破裂声 + -ancy 性质,状况

discriminate v. 区分,辨别

dis- 分开,分离 + crimin 分开 + -ate 做,造成

distract vt. 分散(思想)

dis- 分开,分离 + tract 拉,拖