Word · Frequency #14145
coy
忸怩作态；故作矜持
Affectedly or playfully shy or modest, especially in a flirtatious way.
- 1.
Reluctant to give details about something sensitive; notably prudish.
不愿透露敏感细节的；尤指过分正经的。
- 2.
affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
故作矜持或害羞,尤指带戏谑或挑逗意味
- 3.
Pretending shyness or modesty, especially in an insincere or flirtatious way.
假装害羞或谦虚,尤指以不真诚或卖弄风情的方式。
- 4.
showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement
明显且常带戏谑或恼人的回避,不愿明确表态
- 5.
Soft, gentle, hesitating.
温柔、轻柔、迟疑的。
- 6.
modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures
谦虚或谨慎地拒绝接近或示好
含糊其辞；遮遮掩掩；婉拒；矜持地拒绝；轻柔的；迟疑的；不愿透露敏感细节的；尤指过分正经的。；故作矜持或害羞,尤指带戏谑或挑逗意味
In use
She gave a coy smile when he complimented her.
He was coy about his plans for the weekend.
The kitten played coy, hiding behind the curtain.
a politician coy about his intentions
like a wild young colt, very inquisitive but very coy and not to be easily cajoled
be coy about sth
She was coy about her age.
她对自己的年龄羞于启齿。
play coy
常用于调情或回避话题。
He played coy when she asked him out.
Connections
Collocations
- play coy
- 故作矜持；假装害羞
- Don't play coy with me—you know exactly what happened.别跟我装害羞了——你明明知道发生了什么。
- coy about
- 对…遮遮掩掩（不愿透露）
- She was coy about her plans for the weekend.她对自己周末的计划遮遮掩掩。
- coy smile
- 故作羞涩的微笑
- He gave a coy smile and looked down.他故作羞涩地笑了笑，低下了头。
- coy manner
- 忸怩作态的样子
- Her coy manner annoyed the interviewer.她那忸怩作态的样子让面试官很恼火。
- coy response
- 含糊其辞的回答
- The politician's coy response only raised more questions.那位政客含糊其辞的回答反而引发了更多问题。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
coy 谐音“扣衣”：想象一个女生故作害羞，手指抠着衣角，眼神躲闪，其实在逗你猜——这就是 coy 的忸怩作态。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：flirting or playful conversation、questions about private or sensitive information 这个词的正式程度并不固定：coy 常见于较书面或文学性的描述，而“play coy”在日常口语中也很常见，整体语气随搭配和语境变化。它多用于描述调情时的忸怩作态，或回答私人问题时的含糊其辞，因此标为 mixed。使用时要看搭配和场合。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 coy 押韵，均含 /ɔɪ/ 音。注意拼写相似的 cow /kaʊ/ 和 copy /ˈkɒpi/ 读音不同；coin /kɔɪn/ 虽以 /kɔɪ/ 开头，但因末尾有 /n/，与 coy 的 /kɔɪ/ 并非完全押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.