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

• Their music is still raw and unpretentious.
  他们的音乐依然保持着原汁原味的简朴特色。
• 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。
• And as far as they are unpretentious in food you can find them absolutely everywhere.
  只要有食物，你就可以发现他们的影踪。
• If you are genuine and unpretentious, your future is good.
  如果你是真正的和谦逊的，你的未来是好的。
• He is fearless, altruistic, steel-willed, hospitable, unbelievably hardy, unpretentious and warm& and he has lost none of these qualities since becoming Russia's president.
  热情、无畏、无私、好客、谦逊、具有钢铁般的意志，即使在当上俄罗斯总统之后，他仍然保持了所有这些可贵的品质。
• The private houses so far excavated are rather unpretentious but by no means poor, al least according to the living standard of an ancient village.
  迄今挖掘出来的房屋都相当朴实但绝不贫穷都起码有达到当年古代村庄生活的水准。
• Li believes that at core the literary youth are marked by an unpretentious attitude to life, which is conveyed in her music.
  李宇春觉得文艺青年的精髓是坦率的生活态度，她要用她的音乐表现出来。
• Linda is totally unpretentious about herself.
  琳达是一个非常朴实的人。
• 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。
• The modern Chinese educationalist Zheng Xiaocang was expert in Chinese and Western studies, and his cairn and unpretentious poetry reflected the man himself.
  郑晓沧是中国近代学贯中西的教育家，他的诗作清和拙朴一如其人。