discreetly

副词 adv.
中文释义
美 /dᵻˈskritli/

英文释义

副词 adv.
  1. Acting in a discreet manner; acting in a way that respects privacy or secrecy; quietly
    — Mao was animated and following every nuance of the conversation, but I could see that he was also becoming very tired. Chou had been discreetly glancing at his watch with increasing frequency, so I decided that I should try to bring the session to a close.
  2. inconspicuously
    — And, placed discreetly among these commonplaces, a few pieces of genuine quality, bizarrely distinguished by craftsmanship from the vulgar products of the machine.

词形变化

more discreetly comparative most discreetly superlative

词源

Etymology tree
English discreet
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English discreetly
From discreet + -ly.
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