形容詞 demure:

1. affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
   同義詞：coy, overmodest

1. She looks like a very demure young lady.
   她看上去像一個(gè)矜持的少女。
2. She gave him a demure smile.
   她對(duì)他嫻靜地笑了笑。

de.mure

adj.（形容詞）
de.mur.er,de.mur.est
Modest and reserved in manner or behavior.
嫻靜的，少言的：態(tài)度或行為上謙恭并且沉默寡言的
Affectedly shy, modest, or reserved.See Synonyms at shy
裝作嫻靜的或少言的：假裝害羞、謙恭或不愛(ài)說(shuō)話的參見(jiàn) shy

來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
probably from Anglo-Norman demure influenced by Old French mur, meur [mature, serious] from Latin m3tôrus * see mature
可能源自 英法語(yǔ) demure 受 古法語(yǔ) mur的影響, meur [慎重的，嚴(yán)肅的] 源自 拉丁語(yǔ) m3tôrus *參見(jiàn) mature
[past participle of] demurer [to delay, wait] * see demur
[] demurer的過(guò)去分詞 [拖延，等候] *參見(jiàn) demur

【引伸】
demure.ly
adv.（副詞）
demure.ness
n.（名詞）