timidity
英 [tɪ'mɪdətɪ]
美 [tɪ'mɪdəti]
n. 胆小
复数：timidities
BNC.32617 / COCA.22528
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 胆小的;害羞的;缺乏自信的
Timidpeople are shy, nervous, and have no courage or confidence in themselves.- A timid child, Isabella had learned obedience at an early age.
伊莎贝拉是一个羞怯的孩子，很小就学会了顺从。
- A timid child, Isabella had learned obedience at an early age.
- ADJ-GRADED 犹豫不决的;瞻前顾后的
If you describe someone's attitudes or actions astimid, you are criticizing them for being too cautious or slow to act, because they are nervous about the possible consequences of their actions.- The President's critics say he has been too timid in responding to changing international developments...
批评总统的人认为他在应对风云变幻的国际局势时过于瞻前顾后。 - The newspaper called the plan timid and unimaginative.
该报称这一计划谨小慎微，毫无想象力。
- The President's critics say he has been too timid in responding to changing international developments...
英英释义
noun
- fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities
- fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions
双语例句
- Timid by nature or revealing timidity.
天生胆小或者表现出胆小。 - Patience, that blending of moral courage with physical timidity.
用身体的容忍与道德的勇气混在一起就成了耐心。 - His natural timidity rendered him accessible to the acceptance of superstitions in a certain degree.
他那怯懦的生性原已使他在某种程度上接受了一些迷信思想。 - By this time Emil had lost all his timidity.
这时，爱弥儿变得一点也不拘束了。 - He was not at ease with me, and much of his bluster rose from timidity.
和我在一起他就不自在，他的吵嚷大都是由于怯懦。 - He shows an almost childlike timidity in talking with strangers.
他和生人谈话简直像小孩子一样面嫩。 - An expression of utter timidity came over her flat blue eyes and her soft mouth.
在她平淡的蓝眼睛里和柔和的唇边出现了一种极端羞怯的表情。 - Inclined to timidity or lack of self-confidence.
倾向于胆怯或者缺少自信。 - You can call this pragmatism, or you can call it timidity.
你可以称之为务实，也可以称之为胆怯。 - Like or suggestive of a sheep in docility or stupidity or meekness or timidity.
像羊一样温顺的、愚蠢的、驯服的或胆怯的。