de·mure /dɪˈmjʊr/
(a.)裝成端莊的,裝得嚴肅的,認真的
De·mure a.
1. Of sober or serious mien; composed and decorous in bearing; of modest look; staid; grave.
Sober, steadfast, and demure. --Milton.
Nan was very much delighted in her demure way, and that delight showed itself in her face and in her clear bright eyes. --W. Black.
2. Affectedly modest, decorous, or serious; making a show of gravity.
A cat lay, and looked so demure, as if there had been neither life nor soul in her. --L'Estrange.
Miss Lizzy, I have no doubt, would be as demure and coquettish, as if ten winters more had gone over her head. --Miss Mitford.
De·mure, v. i. To look demurely. [Obs.]
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demure
adj : affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or
provocative way [syn: coy, overmodest]