timidity是什么意思？

timidity

英[tɪ'mɪdətɪ] 美[tɪˈmɪdətɪ]

• n. 胆怯，羞怯；

副词：timidly;

形容词：timid;

例句

• They mocked at my timidity. 他们嘲弄我的胆小.
• Again, such timidity is misplaced. 这种胆怯又一次错位了.
• The new dancer smiled with a charming air of maidenly timidity and artlessness. 新舞蹈演员带著少女般的羞怯和单纯迷人地微笑了.
• An impulse of feeling now overcame her timidity, and Hetty spoke. 一阵感情激动冲破了羞怯, 海蒂终于说话了.
• Self - effacement did not lead to timidity. 谦逊并不会导致胆怯.
• 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.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ-GRADED
  胆小的;害羞的;缺乏自信的
  Timid people are shy, nervous, and have no courage or confidence in themselves.
  例句
  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。
• ADJ-GRADED
  犹豫不决的;瞻前顾后的
  If you describe someone's attitudes or actions as timid, you are criticizing them for being too cautious or slow to act, because they are nervous about the possible consequences of their actions.
  例句
  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。

英汉词典释义

• n.
  胆怯；羞怯
  They mocked at my timidity. 他们嘲弄我的胆小。 Again, such timidity is misplaced. 这种胆怯又一次错位了。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. fear of the unknown or unfamiliar and of making decisions
  2. fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities