Mrs Forrester had said that she asked us with some diffidence, because the roads were, she feared, very unsafe.

福里斯特夫人说，她邀请我们的时候有些犹豫，因为她担心路上非常不安全。

" No? " I replied gingerly, not realizing that my diffidence had made my " no" sound almost like a question.

“不希望吧。”我小心翼翼回答，没意识到我的畏缩让我的“不希望”听起来几乎像问句。

" What affectation of diffidence was this at first" ?

“起初这又怎样一种装模作样的羞怯呢？”

Before the growing insight and experience the diffidence recedes.

在不断增长的洞察力经验之前， 这种不自信就会消。

And diffidence, you retire as soon as people will let you retire.

而且谦逊，只要别人允许，就会尽快。

You are far above all modesty and diffidence.

远远超过所有的谦逊羞怯。

One way to overcome diffidence while brainstorming, for instance, is for everyone to write down their ideas but ensure they are anonymous.

在团队开展头脑风暴时，克服羞怯的一个办法就让所有人写下自己的想法，并且保证匿名。

They jocosely saluted the outgoing couple, and went forward in front of Jude and Sue, whose diffidence was increasing.

她们开玩笑地向这对即将离去的夫妇行了个礼， 然后走到裘德前， 裘德的胆怯越来越大。

Without scruple—without apology—without much apparent diffidence, Mr. Elton, the lover of Harriet, was professing himself her lover.

没有顾忌 - - 没有道歉 - - 没有明显的羞怯, 哈丽特的情人埃尔顿先生自称她的情人。

Miss Darcy, though with a diffidence which marked her little in the habit of giving invitations, readily obeyed.

达西小姐虽然对于邀请客人还不大习惯，显得有些畏缩不前，可她却立刻照做了。

Yes, I had relied on him in my heart, for all my outward diffidence and humility; and I was rightly served.

的，尽管我外在的羞怯谦逊， 但我内心一直依赖他； 我得到了应有的服务。

His diffidence had prevented his depending on his own judgment in so anxious a case, but his reliance on mine, made every thing easy.

彬格莱为人极其诚恳谦虚。他因为胆怯，所以遇到这种迫切问题，自己便拿不定主张，总相信我的话，因此这次一切都做得很顺利。

As he had shown no diffidence on the subject, I ventured on the liberty of asking him the question, when he stood before me, dusting his hands.

由于他在这个问题上没有表现出任何怯懦，我冒险自由地问他这个问题，当他站在我前，掸着手上的灰尘。

There was a great deal of habit in his penuriousness; and his virtue, which was very remarkable among his associates, was principally founded upon diffidence and youth.

他的吝啬养成了许多习惯。他的美德在他的同事中非常显着，主要建立在缺乏自信年轻的基础上。

There was an unceremonious directness, a searching, decided steadfastness in his gaze now, which told that intention, and not diffidence, had hitherto kept it averted from the stranger.

他此刻的目光中，有一种不拘礼节的直率，一种锐利、断然的坚定，表明他一直避开陌生人，不出于腼腆，而有意为之。

He was not generally popular among the undergraduates, though it always seemed to me that what was set down as pride was really an attempt to cover extreme natural diffidence.

因为他看上去很骄傲，所以在大学生中不怎么受欢迎的，但我总觉得他的骄傲，实际上力图掩盖他那天生的羞怯的表现。

Jane's temper was not desponding, and she was gradually led to hope, though the diffidence of affection sometimes overcame the hope, that Bingley would return to Netherfield and answer every wish of her heart.

简的脾气并不沮丧，她逐渐有了希望，尽管有时感情的渺茫战胜了希望，她希望宾格莱会回到内瑟菲尔德，满足她心中的每一个愿望。

The most important factor behind successful teamwork at the technology giant One way to overcome diffidence while brainstorming for instance is for everyone to write down their ideas but ensure they are anonymous That way.

这家科技巨头成功团队合作背后最重要的因素之一，在头脑风暴时，为了克服犹豫不决，可以让每个人写下自己的想法，但确保这些想法匿名的。这样。

Mrs Yule's behaviour to Marian was marked with a singular diffidence; she looked and spoke affectionately, but not with a mother's freedom; one might have taken her for a trusted servant waiting upon her mistress.

尤尔夫人对玛丽安的举止带有一种奇特的羞怯;她深情地看着说话, 但没有母亲的自由;人们可能会把她当作一个值得信赖的仆人, 等待她的情妇。

Although he spoke of serious things he spoke of them quite naturally, in a conversational tone, with a certain diffidence, perhaps, but without any more constraint than if he had been speaking of the weather and the crops.

虽然他说的严肃的事情，但他很自然，用一种交谈的语气，也许带着几分拘谨，但没有任何拘谨，就好像他一直在谈论天气庄稼一样。