diffidence
/ˈdɪfɪdəns/
- n.
- 无自信,畏缩,羞怯
中文释义来自 ECDICT
词源链
- 英语English
diffidence
词源说明
From Latin diffīdentiam (“distrust”), from diffīdere (“to mistrust”), from dis- and fīdere (“to trust”). Attested since ∼1400. The original sense was antonymous with confidence, and the modern sense of ‘distrusting oneself’ dates from the 1650s.
释义
名词noun
- 1The state of being diffident, timid or shy; reticence or self-effacement.
- 2obsoleteMistrust, distrust, lack of confidence in someone or something.