Discreet
[ dɪ'skrit ]
第5级
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adj. 谨慎的，慎重的;考虑周到的;小心的;持重;
💡 词根助记
dis分开，分离+creet=cret搞清，区别→慎重的，谨慎的
📝 例句
The entertainment was always pleasant, private, and discreet, but never lavish.
招待会总是在私下里谨慎地进行的，很愉快，但从不铺张。
The restaurant was discreet, but food was excellent.
那家餐厅不很显眼，但菜肴可口。
Where were now her discreet plans for sundering their lives for ever?
现在，她那个考虑周到的永远斩断他们之间生活联系的计划哪里去了呢？
You are not discreet; you mustn't bully me.
你真不客气，你休想恐吓我。
I am obliged to you for your valuable services and discreet conduct!
对于你的宝贵的帮助和办事周到，我十分感激！
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ discrete-不连续的,discreet-谨慎的:在不连续的路段要小心
※ dis-谐音“的士”,cr-拼音“超人”,et-ET:开的士的超人看到外星人非常谨慎
※ discreet-谨慎的,discrete-离散、分离:他们对这辆头尾分离的汽车的处置相当谨慎
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-cern-表示“区分”
📖 牛津释义
discreet
adj
careful or showing good judgement in what one says or does; not too obvious 言谈举止谨慎的; 言行审慎的; 不显眼的
We must be extremely discreet; my husband suspects something. 我们必须极为小心才是, 我丈夫已起疑了.
I should make a few discreet enquires about the firm before you sign anything. 我应该先审慎打探一下这家公司的底细, 然後您再签字.
(fig 比喻) a discreet perfume, ie one that is not too obvious 香气清淡的香水.
🎯 考研助记
敌视可理他（谐音）：三思而后行- 谨慎的 disc(盘片)+reet(reetch再腐蚀): 小心的 谨慎的 discrete-discreet 两个e分开是 分开的 不连续的 两个e紧挨着是 小心的 慎重的
🔁 扩展释义
*[dis'kri:t]a. 小心的, 慎重的
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「MBA」词汇
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It is thought that they arrived more than 30,000 years ago by crossing a land bridge from Asia to America.
他们被认为是在3万多年以前从亚洲跨越一座陆桥来到美洲的。
A few days later about 140 black people were taken and put on a tall sailing ship waiting off the coast.
几天以后，大约140名黑人被带到一艘停靠在海岸边的大帆船上。
Dear Joan,
亲爱的琼，