discreet

adj. 谨慎的；小心的

adj.

谨慎的，慎重的；考虑周到的；小心的；持重

双语释义

谨慎的,慎重的,考虑周到的 careful or showing good judgement in what one says or does

英英释义

discreet[ dis'kri:t ]

adj.

marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint

"his trusted discreet aide"; "a discreet, finely wrought gold necklace"

unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic

"a discreet silence"

同义词：discerning

heedful of potential consequences

"a discreet investor"

同义词：circumspect

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

discreet protest措词谨慎的抗议

discreet silence审慎的沉默

the discreet elegance素雅的气氛

～+介词

discreet in deed行动谨慎

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

It was not discreet of you to say that.
你那样说有欠考虑。

Be more discreet or you'll get yourself talked about.
要更谨慎些－－否则你就会成为人们的话柄。

I'll certainly be most discreet in my conversation.
我在谈话中当然会十分小心的。

It was a discreet apartment in a quiet street.
那是间位於一条僻静的街上不引人注意的公寓房间。

权威例句

discreet

discreet: [14] Discreet and discrete [14] are ultimately the same word. Both come from Latin discrētus, the past participle of discernere ‘distinguish’ (source of English discern). Discrete was borrowed direct from Latin, and retains its original meaning more closely: ‘distinct, separate’. The Latin abstract noun formed from the past participle, discrētiō (source of English discretion [14]), developed the sense ‘power to make distinctions’.This fed back into the adjective, giving it the meaning ‘showing good judgment’, the semantic guise in which English acquired it from Old French discret. This was usually spelled discrete too until the 16th century, when discreet (based on the -ee- spelling commonly used in words like sweet and feet which rhymed with discrete) became the established form for the more widely used sense ‘judicious’.=> certain, discern, discrete, secret

discreet (adj.)

mid-14c., "morally discerning, prudent, circumspect," from Old French discret "discreet, sensible, intelligent, wise," from Latin discretus "separated, distinct," in Medieval Latin "discerning, careful," past participle of discernere "distinguish" (see discern). Meaning "separate, distinct" in English is late 14c. Spellings discrete and nativized discreet co-existed until after c. 1600, when discreet became the common word for "careful, prudent," and discrete was maintained in philosophy, medicine, music and other disciplines that remembered Latin and made effort to obey it. Related: Discreetly.

1. He made a discreet reply.

他作了谨慎的答复。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

2. DMT Discreet Monitor Timing

智能型显示器调速

-- 来源 -- 计算机缩写术语完全介绍[网络]

3. a discreet passageway

不引人注目的通道

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

4. Perhaps because you are discreet.

或许是因为你们都守口如瓶吧。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

5. his trusted discreet aide; a discreet, finely wrought gold necklace.

他值得信赖的、谨慎的副官；制作精良的金项链。

-- 来源 -- 汉英 - 翻译参考

6. at a discreet distance

小心地保持距离

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 短句参考

7. careful and discreet; circumspect

小心谨慎

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 翻译参考[网络]

8. careful; cautious; discreet

谨

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 翻译参考[网络]

9. discreet in word and deed

谨言慎行

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 翻译样例 - 习语

10. a discreet person [answer]

谨慎的人[回答]

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句