diffidence in sth
介词 in 后接缺乏自信的方面，也可用 about。
His diffidence in public speaking prevented him from pursuing a political career.
他在公开演讲方面的缺乏自信阻止了他追求政治生涯。
羞怯；缺乏自信
无自信；畏缩
The state of being timid, shy, or lacking self-confidence; reticence or self-effacement.
羞怯；缺乏自信
The state of being diffident, timid or shy; reticence or self-effacement.
Her diffidence prevented her from speaking up during the meeting.
她的缺乏自信使她在会议期间不敢发言。
用法提示：diffidence 作为主语，表示缺乏自信的状态导致行为受阻。
Despite his diffidence, he was an excellent writer.
尽管他缺乏自信，但他是一位出色的作家。
用法提示：diffidence 在介词 despite 后作宾语，表示让步关系。
She tried to overcome her diffidence by taking a public speaking class.
她试图通过参加公开演讲课程来克服自己的羞怯。
用法提示：diffidence 作为 overcome 的宾语，表示需要克服的心理障碍。
介词 in 后接缺乏自信的方面，也可用 about。
His diffidence in public speaking prevented him from pursuing a political career.
他在公开演讲方面的缺乏自信阻止了他追求政治生涯。
动词 show 常与 diffidence 搭配，表示流露不自信。
She showed diffidence when asked to lead the team.
当被要求领导团队时，她表现出了羞怯。
较侧重社交上的拘谨，常指性格倾向；diffidence 更正式，且包含缺乏自信。
强调胆小、害怕外界事物；diffidence 更侧重对自己的怀疑，而非对外界的恐惧。
多指害羞到尴尬、脸红，语义较口语化；diffidence 较正式，语气更内敛。
侧重有意保持低调、不突出自己，不一定缺乏自信；diffidence 则包含自我怀疑。
侧重寡言、谨慎保留，可能是刻意克制而非害羞；diffidence 更强调不自信。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is diffidence.
正确表达He is diffident.
diffidence是名词，不能用作形容词。表示‘缺乏自信的’应用形容词形式diffident。
grammar · medium
易错句子His difference in speaking English is obvious.
正确表达His diffidence in speaking English is obvious.
difference意为‘差异’，diffidence意为‘缺乏自信’。拼写混淆导致语义错误。
grammar · medium
易错句子He has diffidence in his ability.
正确表达He has confidence in his ability.
diffidence表示缺乏自信，而confidence表示自信。此处需要表达‘有信心’，故应用confidence。
指对自己或自身能力的把握，与diffidence的缺乏自信相对。
指在行动或社交中表现出的稳定自信，与因羞怯而退缩相反。
指坚定表达自己立场或需求的品质，侧重主动，与羞怯退让相反。
指敢于面对风险或陌生情境，与羞怯的畏缩相对。
指胆识过人甚至出格，与羞怯相反，但可能含贬义。
拼写相似，但意思完全不同：diffidence 指缺乏自信，difference 指不同之处。
反义词，注意否定前缀：diffidence 缺乏自信，confidence 充满自信。
词性不同：diffidence 是名词，diffident 是形容词，用法结构不同。
克服羞怯
She worked hard to overcome her diffidence in public.
她努力克服在公开场合的羞怯。
带着几分羞怯
He spoke with some diffidence about his achievements.
他带着几分羞怯谈到自己的成就。
对……缺乏自信
His diffidence about his English made him avoid conversations.
他对自己的英语缺乏自信，因此回避交谈。
天生的羞怯
Her natural diffidence kept her from seeking the spotlight.
她天生的羞怯使她不愿成为焦点。
在……方面的羞怯
His diffidence in meetings was mistaken for disinterest.
他在会议上的羞怯被误认为是不感兴趣。
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前缀；同前缀词：differ, diffuse
词根；同根词：confidence, confide, fidelity
后缀；同后缀词：independence, patience
与羞怯同属性格特质，常被混淆，但内向更强调精力来源而非缺乏自信。
自尊水平低常表现为缺乏自信，与diffidence的自我评价相关。
谦逊可能被误认为羞怯，但它是主动的低调态度。
拘谨或压抑是羞怯在行为上的表现，常与diffidence相连。
过度关注他人评价会加剧羞怯，与diffidence互为因果。
缺乏自信是谨慎的右眼。
His diffidence kept him from volunteering for the presentation.
他因缺乏自信而没有主动要求做演示。
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