discreet

discreet

英 [dɪ'skriːt]
　　美 [dɪ'skrit]

adj. 謹慎的；小心的

中文詞源：

discreet 慎重的

dis-, 分開，散開。-creet, 區分，詞源同crisis, critic, discern. 即區分好壞善惡的，慎重的。

例句：

1. She had meant to make a discreet entrance, but conversation stopped dead.
她本打算悄悄進去，但談話卻突然中斷瞭。

2. She's making a few discreet inquiries with her mother's friends.
她旁敲側擊地向她母親的朋友們打聽過幾次。

3. She wore discreet jewellery.
她戴著素凈的首飾。

4. We were very discreet about the romance.
我們對這段戀情很謹慎。

5. They were gossipy and not always discreet.
他們很愛傳閑話，而且常常口無遮攔。