Word · Frequency #11394
discreetly
谨慎地；小心地
核心释义
in a careful and prudent way; with discretion
- 1.
谨慎地；尊重隐私地；悄悄地
Acting in a discreet manner; acting in a way that respects privacy or secrecy; quietly.
- 2.
不引人注意地；不显眼地。
Inconspicuously.
谨慎地；尊重隐私地；悄悄地；不引人注意地；不显眼地。；谨慎地；小心地
用法In use
She discreetly slipped the note into his pocket.
用法提示：副词 discreetly 修饰动词 slipped，表示动作谨慎、不引人注意。
He discreetly asked the waiter for the bill.
用法提示：discreetly 作状语修饰 asked，传达不张扬、避免引人注目的方式。
They discreetly left the meeting early to avoid attention.
用法提示：副词 discreetly 修饰动词 left，表示小心、不引人注意地行事。
discreetly + verb
副词放在动词前，强调动作方式。
She discreetly left the party early.
她谨慎地提前离开了聚会。
verb + discreetly
discreetly 也可放在动词或宾语之后。
He whispered discreetly in her ear.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- discreetly ask
- 谨慎地询问
- She discreetly asked the waiter for the bill.她谨慎地向服务员要账单。
- discreetly mention
- 委婉地提及
- He discreetly mentioned that he had seen the report.他委婉地提到他见过那份报告。
- discreetly ignore
- 故意视而不见
- They discreetly ignored his mistake.他们对他的错误故意视而不见。
- discreetly withdraw
- 悄悄退出
- She discreetly withdrew from the argument.她悄悄退出了争论。
- behave discreetly
- 行事谨慎
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：discreetly 由 discreet（谨慎的）变来，像悄悄合上文件、不引人注意那样‘小心地’做。勿混 discrete（分离的）。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：正式写作、职场沟通、日常叙述 该词比较常见于书面或正式语境，如报告、邮件或叙述；日常口语中虽可用，但语气更克制，表示谨慎而不过分张扬地做某事。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 discreetly /dɪˈskriːtli/ 押韵的常见词包括 sweetly /ˈswiːtli/、neatly /ˈniːtli/、completely /kəmˈpliːtli/ 和 discretely /dɪˈskriːtli/（同音异形）。注意 secretly /ˈsiːkrɪtli/ 拼写相似但读音不同，不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.