diffidentdiffident / 5dIfIdEnt , -7dent /◙ adjective 1. modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence • 谦卑的；害羞的；缺乏自信的 »a diffident youth. 一位缩手缩脚的年轻人。
【派生】
♦ diffidence noun ♦ diffidently adverb
【语源】
1. late Middle English (in the sense 'lacking confidence or trust in someone or something'): from Latin diffident- 'failing in trust', from the verb diffidere, from dis- (expressing reversal) + fidere 'to trust'