diffidence
n. 缺乏自信
Someone who is diffident is rather shy and does not enjoy talking about themselves or being noticed by other people.
Helen was diffident and reserved.
海倫比較害羞內向。
1. lack of self-confidence
What women mistake as thoughtlessness is often just diffidence.
女性誤以為是考慮不周的事情往往只是缺乏自信。
He entered the room with a certain diffidence.
他怯生生地走進房間。
He failed through diffidence.
他因缺乏自信而失敗.
Mr. Cruncher, with some diffidence, explained himself as meaning'Old Nick's.'
克朗徹先生覺得有點掃興, 解釋說他指的是 “ 老撒旦 ”.
As a result Heath rarely exhibited Nixon's crippling diffidence.
因此,希思很少表現出尼克松那種鬱鬱寡歡.