discreet

1. ADJ If you are discreet, you are polite and careful in what you do or say, because you want to avoid embarrassing or offending someone. (言行) 謹(jǐn)慎的

They were gossipy and not always discreet. 他們愛(ài)說(shuō)閑話，而且不總是言語(yǔ)謹(jǐn)慎。

2. discreetlyADV 謹(jǐn)慎地

I took the phone, and she went discreetly into the living room. 我拿了電話，她就謹(jǐn)慎地到客廳去了。

3. ADJ 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. 謹(jǐn)慎保密的

We were very discreet about the romance. 我們對(duì)這一段羅曼史守口如瓶。

4. discreetlyADV 謹(jǐn)慎保密地

Everyone worked to make him welcome, and, more discreetly, to find out about him. 大家都盡力使他受歡迎，且更為小心地去了解他。

5. ADJ If you describe something as discreet, you approve of it because it is small in size or degree, or not easily noticed. 小巧的; 不顯眼的[表贊許]

She is wearing a noticeably stylish, feminine dress, plus discreet jewellery. 她穿著一條非常時(shí)髦、有女人味的連衣裙，配以小巧的首飾。

6. discreetlyADV 小巧地; 不顯眼地[ADV -ed/adj]

...stately houses, discreetly hidden behind great avenues of sturdy trees. …那些豪宅，隱隱約約掩藏在茂密的林蔭大道后面。