coyness是什么意思？

coyness

英[kɔɪnəs] 美[kɔɪnəs]

• n. 怕羞，羞怯；

副词：coyly;

形容词：coy;

例句

• There is a natural coyness about her behavior. 她的举止令人有种自然的羞答答的感觉.
• This coyness is hardly surprising. ISDA的保守不值得奇怪.
• The public may once have liked her, but her coyness and flirting now interfere with her interviews. 公众也许曾经喜欢过她，但现在她的忸怩作态和卖弄风情让人们对她的采访大失所望。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ-GRADED
  (对爱情或性爱)害羞的，腼腆的，故作忸怩的，假装害羞的
  A coy person is shy, or pretends to be shy, about love and sex.
  例句
  She is modest without being coy... 她很端庄，丝毫不忸怩。 I was sickened by the way Carol charmed all the men by turning coy. 卡萝尔忸怩作态勾引男人的样子让我恶心。
• ADJ-GRADED
  (因愧疚或难为情而)含糊其辞的
  If someone is being coy, they are unwilling to talk about something that they feel guilty or embarrassed about.
  例句
  The hotel are understandably coy about the incident... 酒店对那次事件不愿多说，这可以理解。 Mr Alexander is not the slightest bit coy about his ambitions. 亚历山大先生对自己的抱负毫不隐讳。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. the affectation of being demure in a provocative way