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self-effacingly
adverb
uk /ˌself.ɪˈfeɪ.sɪŋ.li/ us /ˌself.ɪˈfeɪ.sɪŋ.li/
in a way that avoids making yourself noticeable: 不爱出风头地;谦虚地;低调地
"There's 230 people here and 217 haven't heard of me," he said, self-effacingly.“这里有 230个人，其中有 217个人没听说过我，”他谦虚地说。
Few people have contributed as much and as self-effacingly to education.很少有人为教育做出如此大的贡献，却又如此谦虚。
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self-effacing
He was generally content to devote himself steadily and self-effacingly to the community.
He talks self-effacingly about his career.
She was always shrinking self-effacingly into the collar of her anorak.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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aw shucks
backward
bashful
bashfully
bashfulness
humility
inadequacy
inadequate
indoorsiness
indoorsy
mousy
reticence
reticently
retiring
self-conscious
self-consciously
shyness
unassuming
wallflower
withdrawn
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