self-effacing
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌself-efˈfacing adjective MODESTnot wanting to attract attention to yourself or your achievements 避免引人注目的，不爱抛头露面的 SYN modest a quiet self-effacing man 一个沉默寡言、谦虚持重的人 —self-effacement noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
self-effacing• In those days women were expected to be quiet, passive and self-effacing.• As a race the Brits may sometimes be too self-effacing for our own good.• Physically attractive and possessed of considerable personal charm, his demeanour was self-effacing, gracious and polite.• She'd been almost too self-effacing, he thought.• Jack faced this minor crisis with typical self-effacing humor.• Her husband was a quiet, self-effacing man who spent much of his time in his study.• A shy, self-effacing man, Williams was self-taught, and showed an independent and determined intellectual curiosity.• They were brilliant, self-effacing men.• Purple sandpipers arc the most self-effacing of birds.• Most guitarists know people who can outplay them in some way and so most register somewhere on the meek and self-effacing scale.• But regarding 2 this teacher was not especially charismatic - in fact more self-effacing than naturally the centre of attention.ˌself-efˈfacing adjectiveChineseSyllable
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self-effacing
ˌself-efˈfacing
adjective
not wanting to attract attention to yourself or your achievements
SYN modest:
a quiet self-effacing man
—self-effacement noun [uncountable]
▪ modest not wanting to talk about your abilities or achievements and to say that you are good at something, even when you are – used to show approval: Miller, a quiet, modest man, gave credit to Asher for the initial discovery. | She was surprisingly modest about her own achievements as a player.
▪self-effacing written not wanting to talk about yourself or to attract attention: Her husband was a quiet, self-effacing man who spent much of his time in his study.
▪unassuming not wanting to be noticed and not expecting to be treated in a special way: By now Chapman was famous, but he remained as unassuming as ever. | He then began, in typically unassuming fashion, to establish the first modern dance company.
▪humble believing that you are not more important, better, or cleverer than other people, and therefore not expecting to be treated in a special way: A good leader is humble enough to get advice from experts.
▪unpretentious not trying to seem better than other people, even if you are rich, famous, clever etc: President Eisenhower was a friendly and unpretentious man who seemed to embody American virtues. | It's his unpretentious boyish charm that ensures Jackie Chan's position as one of the giants of international cinema.
▪self-deprecating written behaving or talking about your own abilities or achievements in a way that makes them seem unimportant: Despite his intellect, he had an appealing self-deprecating humour. | The nice thing about him is his self-deprecating manner. His intellectual ability was never pushed at you, yet he obviously had great potential. | a self-deprecating smile
ˌself-efˈfacing
adjectivenot wanting to attract attention to yourself or your achievements
SYN modest:
—self-effacement noun [uncountable]
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