bashfulness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈbæʃ.fəl.nəs/ us/ˈbæʃ.fəl.nəs/
害羞，羞怯
the quality of being very shy or easily embarrassed
Their son was well behaved, but his bashfulness worried his parents. 他们的儿子表现得很好，但他的害羞让他父母担心。
When she starts to sing, any trace of bashfulness disappears. 当她开始唱歌时，任何羞怯的样子都无影无踪了。
See: bashful
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- These sons and daughters of urban professionals carried themselves with confidence and spoke well, without any bashfulness.
- He has a quiet courtesy and a natural bashfulness.
- Bashfulness is not a trait much found among newspaper columnists.
- His sudden bashfulness could have something to do with a list of demands that he’d rather had not come to light.