discreet 音标拼音: [dɪskr'it]
a . 小心的,慎重的
小心的,慎重的
discreet adj 1 :
marked by prudence or modesty and wise self -
restraint ;
"
his trusted discreet aide "; "
a discreet ,
finely wrought gold necklace " [
ant : {
indiscreet }]
2 :
unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic ; "
a discerning editor "; "
a discreet silence " [
synonym : {
discerning }, {
discreet }]
3 :
heedful of potential consequences ; "
circumspect actions ";
"
physicians are now more circumspect about recommending its use "; "
a discreet investor " [
synonym : {
circumspect }, {
discreet }]
Discreet \
Dis *
creet "\,
a . [
Compar . {
Discreeter };
superl .
{
Discreetest }.] [
F .
discret ,
L .
discretus separated (
whence the meaning reserved ,
prudent ),
p .
p .
of discernere .
See {
Discern },
and cf . {
Discrete }.]
1 .
Possessed of discernment ,
especially in avoiding error or evil ,
and in the adaptation of means to ends ;
prudent ;
sagacious ;
judicious ;
not rash or heedless ;
cautious .
[
1913 Webster ]
It is the discreet man ,
not the witty ,
nor the learned ,
nor the brave ,
who guides the conversation ,
and gives measures to society . --
Addison .
[
1913 Webster ]
Satire '
s my weapon ,
but I '
m too discreet To run amuck ,
and tilt at all I meet . --
Pope .
[
1913 Webster ]
The sea is silent ,
the sea is discreet .
--
Longfellow .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Differing ;
distinct . [
Obs .] --
Spenser . -- {
Dis *
creet "
ly },
adv . -- {
Dis *
creet "
ness },
n .
Discrepance 108 Moby Thesaurus words for "
discreet ":
Olympian ,
aloof ,
backward ,
bashful ,
blank ,
calculating ,
canny ,
careful ,
cautious ,
chary ,
chilled ,
chilly ,
circumspect ,
close ,
closemouthed ,
cold ,
considerate ,
constrained ,
controlled ,
cool ,
dark ,
deliberate ,
detached ,
diplomatic ,
discriminating ,
discriminative ,
distant ,
dry ,
enlightened ,
evasive ,
expressionless ,
forbidding ,
frigid ,
frosty ,
gingerly ,
guarded ,
heedful ,
hesitant ,
icy ,
impassive ,
impersonal ,
inaccessible ,
introverted ,
judgmatic ,
judicial ,
judicious ,
leaving out nothing ,
mindful ,
moderate ,
modest ,
noncommittal ,
offish ,
on guard ,
overlooking no possibility ,
pawky ,
politic ,
provident ,
prudent ,
prudential ,
reasonable ,
reflecting ,
reflective ,
regardful ,
remote ,
removed ,
repressed ,
reserved ,
restrained ,
reticent ,
retiring ,
safe ,
secret ,
secretive ,
shifty ,
shrinking ,
simple ,
slow to act ,
standoff ,
standoffish ,
subdued ,
suppressed ,
tactful ,
temperate ,
tentative ,
thorough ,
thoughtful ,
unadorned ,
unadventurous ,
unaffable ,
unapproachable ,
uncommunicative ,
uncongenial ,
undaring ,
undemonstrative ,
unelaborate ,
unenterprising ,
unexcessive ,
unexpansive ,
unextreme ,
ungenial ,
unostentatious ,
unprecipitate ,
unpretentious ,
wary ,
watchful ,
well -
advised ,
well -
judged ,
withdrawn
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