1ADJ-GRADED (言行)谨慎的,考虑周到的 If you are discreet, you are polite and careful in what you do or say, because you want to avoid embarrassing or offending someone. (言行)谨慎的,考虑周到的
I took the phone, and she went discreetly into the living room.
我拿起了电话,她知趣地进了客厅。
2ADJ-GRADED 言语谨慎的 If you are discreet about something you are doing, you do not tell other people about it, in order to avoid being embarrassed or to gain an advantage. 言语谨慎的
We were very discreet about the romance.
我们对这段恋情很谨慎。
She's making a few discreet inquiries with her mother's friends.
她旁敲侧击地向她母亲的朋友们打听过几次。
discreetly
Everyone tried discreetly to find out more about him.
每个人都言语不露痕迹地试图打探到更多关于他的事。
3ADJ-GRADED 不显眼的;朴素的;少的;小的 If you describe something as discreet, you approve of it because it is small in size or degree, or not easily noticed. 不显眼的;朴素的;少的;小的 [approval]
She wore discreet jewellery.
她戴着素净的首饰。
discreetly
...stately houses, discreetly hidden behind great avenues of sturdy trees.
隐藏在林阴大道后面、不显山露水的豪宅
The two rooms were relatively small and discreetly lit.