discreet

音标发音

• 英式音标 [dɪˈskriːt]
• 美式音标 [dɪˈskriːt]
• 国际音标 [dis'kri:t]
• 英式发音
• 美式发音

基本解释

• adj.谨慎的；不引人注意的；朴素的，简易的

词根记忆

• dis(=apart，分别) + creet(=observe，观察)→一个个分别观察→谨慎的
• dis + creet(分辨)→分辨出不同来→小心的；注意不要和discrete(adj.个别的)相混
• 小心谨慎(discreet)地认出(discern)

同根派生

• adv性质的同根词

  discreetly：谨慎地；小心地。

• n性质的同根词

  discreetness：谨慎；用心深远。

• discreet相关词

英汉例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语: ～+ n.

• 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。

用作表语: S+be+～

• We must be extremely discreet.
  我们必须极为小心才是。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

• He is discreet in word.
  他讲话谨慎。

It is/was+～+of sb+to- v

• 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。

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词组短语

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

短语

• discreet value 预估值
• discreet object 谨慎对象;谨慎的对象
• discreet mode 谨慎模式

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英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• careful not to cause embarrassment or attract too much attention, especially by keeping something secret

柯林斯英英字典

• If you are discreet, you are polite and careful in what you do or say, because you want to avoid embarrassing or offending someone.
• discreetly
• 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.
• discreetly
• If you describe something as discreet, you approve of it because it is small in size or degree, or not easily noticed.
• discreetly

• discreet剑桥字典
• discreet柯林斯字典

专业释义

地球科学

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