self-effacement
noun [ U ] uk/ˌself.ɪˈfeɪs.mənt/ us/ˌself.ɪˈfeɪs.mənt/
不爱出风头;谦虚;低调
the quality of not making yourself noticeable, or not trying to get the attention of other people
He has never been one for modesty or self-effacement. 他从来就不是一个谦虚低调的人。
See: self-effacing
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- Quinton replied with typical self-effacement and his trademark sense of humor.
- His self-effacement partly explains why his career has often seemed to exist in the shadows.
- Shyness, diffidence or self-effacement, she notes, have long been prized national traits.
- A nation that prides itself on polite self-effacement has suddenly produced the new star of women's athletics.