dif·fi·dent /-dənt, ˌdɛnt/
(a.)無自信的,客客氣氣的,羞怯的
Dif·fi·dent a.
1. Wanting confidence in others; distrustful. [Archaic]
You were always extremely diffident of their success. --Melmoth.
2. Wanting confidence in one's self; distrustful of one's own powers; not self-reliant; timid; modest; bashful; characterized by modest reserve.
The diffident maidens,
Folding their hands in prayer. --Longfellow.
Syn: -- Distrustful; suspicious; hesitating; doubtful; modest; bashful; lowly; reserved.
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diffident
adj 1: showing modest reserve; "she was diffident when offering a
comment on the professor's lecture"
2: lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and
abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid
responses"; "a very unsure young man" [syn: shy, timid,
unsure]