- diffident (about something)
not having much confidence in yourself; not wanting to talk about yourself synonym shy缺乏自信的;胆怯的;羞怯的 a diffident manner/smile 畏首畏尾的态度;羞怯的一笑 He was modest and diffident about his own success. 他很谦虚,不愿谈及自己的成功。 She felt diffident about speaking in public. 她不敢在公共场合讲话。 Greg was the quiet, diffident type. 格雷格是那种文静、羞怯型的人。
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘lacking confidence or trust in someone or something’): from Latin diffident- ‘failing in trust’, from the verb diffidere, from dis- (expressing reversal) + fidere ‘to trust’.