discreet
adj. 谨慎的; 朴素的; 少的
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。
He followed at a discreet distance.
他小心翼翼地尾随在后,保持着一段距离。
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。
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。
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。
1. marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint;
2. unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic;
3. heedful of potential consequences;
I dare say it's cowardly, but it's certainly discreet, to take it into consideration.
我敢说, 把这一点考虑进去是懦怯的, 但这样做无疑是顾虑周全.
His discourse on the device in dispute is discreet to dissipate others'suspicion.
为了打消别人的疑虑,他做的关于那个有争议的装置的演说很谨慎.
Brilliant, golden straw yellow with fine bubbles. The mousse is both discreet and persistent.
这款香槟酒呈亮丽的浅金黄色,气泡细腻持久.
He smiled a discreet smile.
他的脸上露出带思虑的微笑.
He is discreet in his behavior.
他行为谨慎.