| 词汇 | coyness |
| 释义 | coyness noun[ U ] uk /ˈkɔɪ.nəs/ us /ˈkɔɪ.nəs/ behaviour in which someone intentionally tries to keep something secret: The unwritten rules of political conduct demand a certain coyness. He commented on their coyness about revealing the thinking behind those decisions. behaviour in which someone is or pretends to be shy, or like a child: 害羞、腼腆的行为;忸怩作态的行为;孩子似的行为 Marie seems to know exactly what effect her coyness has on men.玛丽似乎很清楚她的腼腆对男人有什么影响。 "I'd love to come out with you," Melanie said, without the slightest coyness.“我很想和你一起出来，”媚兰说，没有丝毫的害羞。 His coyness about his future political intentions prompted a TV news anchor to ask the politician's wife the question on everyone's lips. A certain coyness shrouds the enterprise. Feigning coyness, she fluttered her lashes. The extreme shyness he encountered when they were dating was not coyness. Secrecy and privacy anonymity anonymization anonymize anonymous anonymously data protection dead men tell no talesidiom dissimulate dissimulation down-low on the quietidiom privacy privacy settings private privately under wrapsidiom undisclosed unrevealed unsourced unstated You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Shy and modest Seecoy Examples of coynesscoyness Such coyness could be explained by a lack of interest in politics in favour of concentrating on music. As will become clear, my question-mark is not mere coyness; it signals a fundamental aspect of my historiographical orientation. There is some coyness on both sides about who does the writing in their respective shared enterprises. Even serious linguists still show occasional embarrassment or coyness in dealing with the subject, and more popular usage in the public media is distinctly self-conscious and often brash. He has shown an unnatural and unaccustomed coyness on the matter, and he has been sufficiently embarrassed today for me not to press him further. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That deserves applause for coyness, though perhaps not for anything else. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The rights were enumerated but there was a strange coyness about the responsibilities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There has been too much reticence, too much coyness, too much ignorance, too much stupidity, too much neglect of the nation's plainest need. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The licensing boards are not noted for their coyness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The reputation of the police force is at stake and cannot be preserved by secrecy and coyness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why is there such coyness about the money? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that this coyness beloved by industry is unnecessary today. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There has not been so much coyness in other countries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a case not of coyness but of slowness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In no case has there been either coyness or evasiveness in the answering of outstanding questions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of coyness These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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