discreetly是什么意思？

discreetly

英[dɪ'skri:tlɪ] 美[dɪ'skritlɪ]

• adv. 谨慎地，小心地；

形容词：discreet;

例句

• More discreetly than Qatar's, its royals are busy kitting out several even more ambitious projected museums. 它的皇室比卡塔尔更为谨慎,正在积极筹备几项更具野心的博物馆.
• I took the phone, and she went discreetly into the living room. 我拿起了电话，她知趣地进了客厅。
• Garland covered his mouth with his hand and belched discreetly. 加兰用手掩住嘴巴，小心地打了一个嗝。
• Bland, banal music tinkled discreetly from hidden loudspeakers. 隐藏的喇叭里幽幽地传出平淡乏味的音乐。
• He glanced discreetly around the room at the other people. 他谨慎地瞥了一眼房间里的其他人。
• His face will be discreetly concealed by camera angles. 通过调整照相机的角度，他的脸将被巧妙地遮住。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ-GRADED
  (言行)谨慎的，考虑周到的
  If you are discreet, you are polite and careful in what you do or say, because you want to avoid embarrassing or offending someone.
  例句
  They were gossipy and not always discreet... 他们很爱传闲话，而且常常口无遮拦。 He followed at a discreet distance. 他小心翼翼地尾随在后，保持着一段距离。
• ADJ-GRADED
  言语谨慎的
  If you are discreet about something you are doing, you do not tell other people about it, in order to avoid being embarrassed or to gain an advantage.
  例句
  We were very discreet about the romance... 我们对这段恋情很谨慎。 She's making a few discreet inquiries with her mother's friends. 她旁敲侧击地向她母亲的朋友们打听过几次。
• ADJ-GRADED
  不显眼的;朴素的;少的;小的
  If you describe something as discreet, you approve of it because it is small in size or degree, or not easily noticed.
  例句
  She wore discreet jewellery. 她戴着素净的首饰。

英英词典释义

• Adverb
  1. with discretion; prudently and with wise self-restraint;
  "I sent for the sergeant of the platoon both men were in and asked him to try to find out discreetly what lay behind this"