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单词 discreetly
释义
discreetly
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adv

WORD FAMILY
discreet: discreeter, discreetest, discreetly, discreetness, indiscreet, indiscreetly+/indiscreet: indiscreeter, indiscreetest, indiscreetness
USAGE EXAMPLES
I walked over, shook his hand and discreetly passed over one of those boxes of matches with a space for your number.
The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016)
This year’s list included “absquatulate,” which means to discreetly and abruptly leave a place, such as a gathering or party, without informing the host.
Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016)
The fact that Jews disagree is often discreetly ignored or elided.
Time(Dec 09, 2016)
adv with discretion; prudently and with wise self-restraint
I sent for the sergeant of the platoon both men were in and asked him to try to find out discreetly what lay behind this
Ant
indiscreetly
without discretion or wisdom or self-restraint
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