Discreetly
[dis'kri:tli]
解釋/意思:
(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'.
整理:劳拉--From WordNet
例句/造句/用法:
- After some pondering, I determined to write to the only honest man within reach whom we could trust to help us discreetly in our forlorn situation. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- Presently, Edward stopped at a gateway, and Wegg discreetly lost no time in slipping out at the back of the truck. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- But he discreetly affected to see nothing, and addressed Miss Bella. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- He paused discreetly at a distance when Brooke disappeared, but he could both see and hear, and being a bachelor, enjoyed the prospect mightily. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- Above all things, I desire to settle the matter quietly and discreetly. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- At this moment the moon veiled her face discreetly behind a wandering cloud, and their lips met in a kiss—a kiss of pure and enduring love. 福爾斯·休姆. 奇幻島.
- Madame had no sort of taste for a monastic life, and took care--largely, though discreetly--to season her existence with a relish of the world. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- Mademoiselle waited, and discreetly made her inclination, and her greeting. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
整理:劳拉