diffident
英 ['dɪfɪd(ə)nt]
美['dɪfɪdənt]
- adj. 羞怯的；缺乏自信的；谦虚谨慎的
英英释意
- 1. showing modest reserve;
- "she was diffident when offering a comment on the professor's lecture"
- 2. lacking self-confidence;
- "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"
- "problems that call for bold not timid responses"
- "a very unsure young man"