He tapped on the door, opened it, and entered with a certain diffidence.

他敲了敲门，打开了门，带着一些羞怯走了进去。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

She overcame her natural diffidence and spoke with great frankness.

她克服了胆怯的毛病，非常坦率地说出了自己的想法。

《牛津词典》

There's a great deal of modesty and diffidence in my world.

在我的世界里，有着许多谦逊和缺乏自信。

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