" Yes, miss, the Turkish Knight, " he replied diffidently.
“是的,小姐,是土耳其骑士,”他胆怯地回答。
彼得·潘
" I once thought of calling myself Red-handed Jack, " he said diffidently.
" 我以前想过管自己叫‘红手杰克’。" 他怯生生地说。
福尔摩斯探案之血字的研究
What would ye think of offering up prayer? the man asked diffidently.
做做祈祷,你说好吗?
彼得·潘
" I don't suppose, " Tootles said diffidently [bashfully or timidly], " that I could be father" .
" 我不认为," 嘟嘟缺乏自信地说," 我能当爸爸。"
四季随笔
Doubtfully, diffidently, I hearken what the mind can plead.
怀疑地,胆怯地,我倾听心灵的恳求。
高尔夫球场命案
And then the girl added diffidently: " But I think she was English" .
。 然后女孩胆怯地补充说:“但我认为她是英国人” 。
彼得·潘
When Wendy returned diffidently she found Peter sitting on the bed-post crowing gloriously, while Jane in her nighty was flying round the room in solemn ecstasy.