diffidently + verb
该副词常放在动词前，强调动作是在胆怯或缺乏自信的状态下完成的。
She diffidently asked for a raise.
她胆怯地请求加薪。
胆怯地；缺乏自信地；踌躇地
缺乏自信地；胆怯地；胆怯地; 踌躇地; 缺乏自信地
diffidently
缺乏自信地；胆怯地
In a diffident manner; without confidence in oneself.
She diffidently raised her hand to answer the question.
她胆怯地举手回答问题。
用法提示：副词 diffidently 修饰动词 raised，表示动作带缺乏自信、犹豫的状态。
He diffidently asked his boss for a day off.
他踌躇地向上司请求休一天假。
用法提示：副词 diffidently 修饰动词 asked，传达小心翼翼、不敢大胆请求的语气。
The intern diffidently offered her opinion during the meeting.
实习生胆怯地在会议上提出自己的看法。
用法提示：副词 diffidently 修饰动词 offered，表明提出意见时缺乏自信、畏缩。
该副词常放在动词前，强调动作是在胆怯或缺乏自信的状态下完成的。
She diffidently asked for a raise.
她胆怯地请求加薪。
副词也可放在不及物动词后，语义不变，但语气更自然。
He spoke diffidently about his achievements.
他缺乏自信地谈起自己的成就。
强调因羞怯或怕难为情而退缩，常用于社交场合；diffidently 更侧重缺乏自信。
强调恐惧、不敢冒险，语气比 diffidently 更重；diffidently 不一定有害怕的意味。
强调因不确定而停顿、迟迟不行动；diffidently 更强调自我评价低。
强调对结果或做法没有把握，可指具体不知道；diffidently 更多指向对自身能力缺乏信心。
强调过分在意他人看法而显得拘谨；diffidently 更泛，指一般的不自信。
grammar · medium
易错句子He gave her diffidently the book.
正确表达He gave her the book diffidently.
在 give sb sth 双宾语结构中，方式副词 diffidently 不能放在间接宾语 her 和直接宾语 the book 之间，应放在整个动词短语之后，即 the book 之后。
grammar · medium
易错句子He answered the question in diffidently.
正确表达He answered the question diffidently.
diffidently 是副词，直接修饰动词 answered，前面不需要介词 in。‘in a diffident manner’是名词短语结构，而这里不是，因此要删去多余的 in。
与diffidently（胆怯地）相对，指有自信地行动。
与diffidently（踌躇地）相对，指勇敢无畏地行动。
与diffidently（缺乏自信地）相对，指坚定而自信地表达或行动。
differently 表示“以不同的方式”，与态度和信心无关；diffidently 则专指因缺乏自信而胆怯、畏缩地做某事。拼写上一个在 fid 与 fer 之间不同。
defiantly 带有公开对抗、不服输的态度；diffidently 则是因缺乏自信而畏缩、胆怯，两者语义几乎相反。
difficultly 强调做某事不轻松、费力气，与事情的难易有关；diffidently 强调缺乏自信的心理状态，与难易无关。
缺乏自信地问
She asked diffidently whether the report was ready.
她缺乏自信地问报告是否准备好了。
不自信地承认
He admitted diffidently that he had made a mistake.
他缺乏自信地承认自己犯了错。
腼腆地微笑
She smiled diffidently when the audience applauded.
观众鼓掌时，她腼腆地笑了笑。
胆怯地拒绝
He diffidently declined the invitation to speak.
他胆怯地拒绝了发言的邀请。
怯生生地走近
The new student diffidently approached the teacher's desk.
新同学怯生生地走近老师的讲台。
怯生生地说
He said diffidently that he was not sure about the answer.
他怯生生地说他不确定答案。
diffident（dif- 不 + fid 信任 + -ent 形容词后缀）+ -ly 副词后缀
dif- 不 + fid 信任 + -ent 形容词后缀
con- 加强 + fid 信任 + -ence 名词后缀
con- 加强 + fid 信任 + -ent 形容词后缀
缺乏自信的人常在做某事之前或之后怯生生地道歉。
指因不自信或心虚而犹豫着、小心翼翼地说出实情。
因缺乏自信而动作或说话前停顿、迟疑。
说话声音低而含糊，常因不自信或害羞引起。
因害羞、缺乏自信或难为情而脸红。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.