1.The quality or state of being diffident; timidity or shyness.
缺乏自信；胆怯缺乏自信的性质或状态；胆小的或羞怯的
2.stood in the doorway diffident and abashed; problems that call for bold not timid responses; a very unsure young man.
羞怯而又局促不安的站在门口；需要大胆而不是羞怯的回答的问题；一个非常不自信的年轻人。
3.Be diffident about doing sth.
对于做某事缺乏信心
4.Having or proceeding from a disinclination to call attention to oneself; retiring or diffident.
羞怯的有或出自不愿引起别人对自己注意的；避世的或缺乏自信的
5.He is diffident about expressing his opinions.
他对于表达自己的意见感到胆怯。
6.I was diffident about saying so.
我不好意思这麽说。
7.She was of a helpless, fleshy build, with a frank, open countenance and an innocent, diffident manner.
那妇人生着一副绵软多肉的体格，一张坦率开诚的面容，一种天真羞怯的神气。
8.He was a little diffident, but quite self-possessed.
他有点信心不足，但很镇静。
9.The epistemological imperialism of modern science is a far cry from the cautious empiricism of Bacon and the diffident wisdom of Newton.
现代科学的认识论的帝国主义，与谨慎的实证主义的培根和缺乏自信的智慧的牛顿相距甚远。
10.She is diffident about expressing her opinions.
她怯于表述自己的意见。
