discreet
翻译
谨慎的, 小心的, 不引人注目的
例句
She was very discreet about their relationship.
她对他们的关系非常谨慎。
He made a discreet enquiry about the job.
他对那份工作进行了审慎的询问。
语法模式
((about sth.)) 对（某事）谨慎 She was very discreet about their relationship.
近义词
同义词：careful, cautious, prudent；反义词：indiscreet, careless, obvious
词源
源自拉丁语“discretus”，意为“分开的”、“有区别的”。前缀“dis-”意为“分开”，词根“cernere”意为“分离”。
记忆技巧
注意与“discrete”（分离的，独立的）的拼写区别。“discreet”与保守秘密（keep a secret）有关。