Word · Frequency #25315
demurely
端庄地；娴静地；矜持地
核心释义
in a demure manner; modestly and shyly
- 1.
以端庄娴静的方式；端庄地。
In a demure manner.
以端庄娴静的方式；端庄地。；装成端庄地；认真地
用法In use
She smiled demurely and looked down at her hands.
用法提示：demurely 作副词修饰动词 smiled，表示腼腆端庄的样子。
The young woman sat demurely on the edge of the chair.
用法提示：demurely 作副词修饰动词 sat，表达矜持、端庄的坐姿。
He demurely declined the compliment, saying it was nothing.
用法提示：demurely 作副词修饰动词 declined，表示谦逊、不大张旗鼓的态度。
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。
be + demurely + past participle
该结构用 demurely 修饰分词，描述外表或装扮的端庄。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- smile demurely
- 端庄地微笑
- She smiled demurely at the compliment.她听到赞美时端庄地微笑。
- look down demurely
- 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。
- demurely dressed
- 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。
- demurely lowered eyes
- 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。
- answer demurely
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想 demure 近音“低眸”：低眸浅笑、举止端庄娴静，便是 demurely 的样子。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
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.