Word · Frequency #14145
coyer
忸怩作态；故作矜持
coyer is the comparative of coy.
核心释义
Affectedly or playfully shy or modest, especially in a flirtatious way.
- 1.
不愿透露敏感细节的；尤指过分正经的。
Reluctant to give details about something sensitive; notably prudish.
- 2.
故作矜持或害羞,尤指带戏谑或挑逗意味
affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
- 3.
假装害羞或谦虚,尤指以不真诚或卖弄风情的方式。
Pretending shyness or modesty, especially in an insincere or flirtatious way.
- 4.
明显且常带戏谑或恼人的回避,不愿明确表态
showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement
- 5.
温柔、轻柔、迟疑的。
Soft, gentle, hesitating.
- 6.
谦虚或谨慎地拒绝接近或示好
modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures
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
用法In use
She gave a coy smile when he complimented her.
用法提示：coy 作形容词，表示“腼腆的”，修饰微笑。
He was coy about his plans for the weekend.
用法提示：coy 作形容词，与 be 动词连用，表示“羞怯的”，后接 about 短语。
The kitten played coy, hiding behind the curtain.
用法提示：coy 作形容词，与 play 搭配表示“故作羞怯”。
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.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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。
用法优先级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。
一起学习词形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。
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