"shy" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 害羞的
• 靦腆的

Definition

「Shy」形容一個人在別人面前，尤其是面對陌生人或社交場合時，感到緊張或不自在。它也可以形容一個人表現得安靜、不太自信。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常見搭配有 'shy child'、'a bit shy'、'too shy to ask' 和 'shy away from'。'Shy' 通常描述性格，而 'embarrassed' 指因為尷尬而產生的暫時感受。'Shy away from' 是一個單獨的表達，意思是迴避某事。

Examples

My little brother is shy at school.

我弟弟在學校很**害羞**。

She was too shy to say hello.

她太**害羞**了，不敢打招呼。

Don't be shy—ask your question.

別**害羞**，問你的問題吧。

He’s nice once you get to know him, just a little shy at first.

你瞭解他以後就會發現他人很好，只是一開始有點**害羞**。

I’m usually shy around new people, so parties can be hard for me.

我在陌生人面前通常很**害羞**，所以參加聚會對我來說可能很難。

She tends to shy away from attention, even when she did a great job.

她往往會**迴避**別人的關注，即使她做得非常好。