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verb + demurely
demurely 通常放在动词之后，表示“以端庄娴静的方式”。
She smiled demurely when he complimented her.
他称赞她时，她端庄地笑了笑。
端庄地；娴静地；矜持地
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端庄地；娴静地；矜持地
in a demure manner; modestly and shyly
She smiled demurely when he complimented her.
他称赞她时，她端庄地笑了笑。
以端庄娴静的方式；端庄地。
In a demure manner.
She smiled demurely and looked down at her hands.
她端庄地微微一笑，低头看着自己的双手。
The young woman sat demurely on the edge of the chair.
那位年轻女子端庄地坐在椅子边缘。
He demurely declined the compliment, saying it was nothing.
他谦虚地谢绝了夸奖，说那不算什么。
demurely 通常放在动词之后，表示“以端庄娴静的方式”。
She smiled demurely when he complimented her.
他称赞她时，她端庄地笑了笑。
该结构用 demurely 修饰分词，描述外表或装扮的端庄。
She was demurely dressed in a plain gray dress.
她穿着素净的灰色连衣裙，显得端庄娴静。
demurely 也可放在动词前，语气更书面。
The young lady demurely lowered her eyes.
那位年轻女士羞怯地垂下了眼帘。
Not this
She is demurely.
Use this
She is demure.
系动词后应接形容词作表语，demurely 是副词，不能修饰主语；要用形容词 demure 表示“端庄的”。
Not this
She smiled demure at the compliment.
Use this
She smiled demurely at the compliment.
修饰实义动词 smile 要用副词 demurely，不能用形容词 demure；副词放在动词后作状语。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
端庄地微笑
She smiled demurely at the compliment.
她听到赞美时端庄地微笑。
矜持地低下头
She looked down demurely while he spoke.
他说话时，她矜持地低下了头。
穿着端庄
The portrait showed her demurely dressed in a high-necked gown.
这幅肖像画中的她衣着端庄，穿着高领长裙。
羞怯低垂的目光
With demurely lowered eyes, she accepted the award.
她垂着眼帘，羞怯地接受了奖项。
谦恭地回答
She answered demurely, keeping her voice soft.
她谦恭地回答，声音轻柔。
Use demurely naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想 demure 近音“低眸”：低眸浅笑、举止端庄娴静，便是 demurely 的样子。
语域：formal 常见场景：literary prose、formal description demurely 通常用于文学或正式书面语，表示端庄、娴静或矜持地做某事；日常口语中较少见，语气偏正式。
All six words rhyme with demurely in General American, sharing the stressed ending /ʊrli/ (often /jʊrli/ after a glide) and the spelling chunk '-urely'. Beware lookalikes with different sounds: 'demur' is /dɪˈmɜːr/ (to object), not /dɪˈmjʊr/, and 'demurely' keeps the /jʊr/ sound of 'demure'.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.