What women mistake as thoughtlessness is often just diffidence.
女性误以为是考虑不周的事情往往只是缺乏自信。
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The outer crust of her life, all of her natural diffidence and reserve, was torn away.
她的生活的外壳, 她的一切天生的羞怯和庄重, 全撕破了.
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Mr. Cruncher, with some diffidence, explained himself as meaning'Old Nick's.'
克朗彻先生觉得有点扫兴, 解释说他指的是 “ 老撒旦 ”.
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Mr Pen, besides other drawbacks, chose to entertain an extreme diffidence about himself.
潘先生, 除了其他缺点外, 对涉及他自己的事总是异常胆怯.
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In Beijing, pride jostles with insecurity diffidence sits alongside brisk self-confidence .
在北京, 自豪感与不安全感交织在一起,刻意的谨慎与强烈的 自信 同时存在.
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Remember the dictum our professor taught us, diffidence leads to envy which gives rise to spite.
记住教授告诉我们的名言:缺乏自信会导致嫉妒,进而产生怨恨.
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The scientists of the early twentieth century were in no mood for such scrupulous diffidence.
20世纪初的科学家们对牛顿这样缺乏信心小心谨慎态度毫无情绪.
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She overcame her natural diffidence and spoke with great frankness.
她克服了胆怯的毛病，非常坦率地说出了自己的想法。
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