(of a woman or a girl 女子 behaving in a way that does not attract attention to herself or her body; quiet and serious 娴静的；端庄的 a demure young lady 娴静的年轻女士
suggesting that a woman or girl is demure （女子的举止或衣服等）显得庄重的 a demure smile 矜持的微笑 a demure navy blouse with a white collar 严肃庄重的白领海军军服上衣
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘sober, serious, reserved’): perhaps from Old French demoure, past participle of demourer ‘remain’, based on Latin de- ‘away, completely’ + morari ‘delay’; influenced by Old French mur ‘grave’, from Latin maturus ‘ripe or mature’. The sense ‘reserved, shy’ dates from the late 17th cent.