demure

adjective

/dɪˈmjʊə(r)/

/dɪˈmjʊr/

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(of a woman or a girl) behaving in a way that does not attract attention to herself or her body; quiet and serious synonym modest
- a demure young lady
suggesting that a woman or girl is demure synonym modest
- a demure smile
- a demure navy blouse with a white collar

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.

单词	demure
释义	demure adjective /dɪˈmjʊə(r)/ /dɪˈmjʊr/ jump to other results (of a woman or a girl) behaving in a way that does not attract attention to herself or her body; quiet and serious synonym modest a demure young lady suggesting that a woman or girl is demure synonym modest a demure smile a demure navy blouse with a white collar 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.
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