Monday, June 12, 2006

discreet 慎重

[from Latin, past participle of discernere, separate, to discern.]

  • adjective
careful about what you say or do so that you do not embarrass or upset people:
?It wasn't very discreet of you to call me at the office.
discreetly adverb

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