unpretentious

英 [ˌʌnprɪˈtenʃəs]

美 [ˌʌnprɪˈtenʃəs]

adj.  谦虚谨慎的; 不事张扬的; 不爱炫耀的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 谦虚谨慎的；不事张扬的；不爱炫耀的
  not trying to appear more special, intelligent, important, etc. than you really are

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 简洁的；朴素的
  If you describe a place, person, or thing asunpretentious, you approve of them because they are simple in appearance or character, rather than sophisticated or luxurious.
  1. The Tides Inn is both comfortable and unpretentious.
     泰得斯小酒店舒适而又简洁。
  2. ...good, unpretentious pop music...
     好听而又朴实无华的流行音乐
  3. Linda is totally unpretentious about herself.
     琳达是一个非常朴实的人。

英英释义

adj

• not ostentatious
  1. his unostentatious office
  2. unostentatious elegance
  Synonym:unostentatiousunpretending
• lacking pretension or affectation
  1. an unpretentious country church
  2. her quiet unpretentious demeanor
• exhibiting restrained good taste
  1. the room is pleasant and understated
  Synonym:understatedunostentatious

双语例句

• The object of the writer's rhapsody was an unpretentious house which has become one of the best-kept tourist secrets of the Himalayan hill country.
  这位作者所赞颂的是一座朴实无华的宅第，它已成为喜马拉雅山乡间保存最完美的旅游景点之一。
• He found them thrifty, hardworking, unpretentious – like Japanese commoners, one imagine.
  他发现德国人是那么的勤劳，节俭，朴实–就像日本的老百姓。
• Linda is totally unpretentious about herself.
  琳达是一个非常朴实的人。
• His friends describe him as unpretentious, funny, a "lovely guy".
  他的朋友们形容他不做作、风趣，是个“可爱的家伙”。
• An unpretentious little book but one that tells a simple story well.
  把一个简单的故事讲得很生动的朴实无华的书。
• That's the sort of painting I like: simple, suggestive and unpretentious.
  我就是喜欢这种画；朴素，发人深思，而且毫无矫揉造作之感。
• At his best, this unpretentious man was one of history's supreme boxer-punchers.
  在他的鼎盛之际，这个谦逊的男人曾一度为史上最出色的重击拳击手。
• It was the type of homely and unpretentious food we had all grown up with, a portuguese-inspired dish from Macao.
  这是一道我们从小到大都吃过的一种普通的家常菜，是从澳门传入的葡萄牙菜。
• Whatever unpretentious beauty the stairwell might once have had, it could never have been comparable to the grandeur of the fa? ade, and it was long gone in any case.
  楼道里应有的那种纯朴的、不能与门面的那种富丽堂皇相比拟的美，早已不复存在。
• A royal family living in unpretentious domesticity.
  他的家庭生活很平静。