self-effacing
adj. 不出风头的; 不喜出风头的; 谦让的; 谦卑的
Someone who is self-effacing does not like talking about themselves or drawing attention to themselves.
As women we tend to be self-effacing and make light of what we have achieved.
作为女性我们往往不喜夸耀,对自己获得的成功轻描淡写。
...the slightly self-effacing manner adopted by many diplomats.
许多外交官所持的那种稍稍自我谦避的态度
1. reluctant to draw attention to yourself
He was a shy, self-effacing man.
他是个腼腆谦逊的人。
As women we tend to be self-effacing and make light of what we have achieved.
作为女性我们往往不喜夸耀,对自己获得的成功轻描淡写。
She was a quiet woman, bigboned, and self - effacing.
她骨架很大, 稳稳当当, 从来不喜欢抛头露面.
His manner was often offensively supercilious, and then again modest and self - effacing, almost tremulous.
他的态度常常起初是敌对地傲慢的, 跟着又谦逊、自卑而几乎畏缩下来.
His manner with people is neither overbearing nor self - effacing.
他待人的态度一向不卑不亢.