adj.胆小的,羞怯的,怕人,羞手羞脚
Again, such timidity is misplaced.
这种胆怯又一次错位了.
He was soon disillusioned by the government's timidity on social reform.
他不久就因政府在进行社会改革时缩手缩脚而不抱幻想了。
He shows an almost childlike timidity in talking with strangers.
他和生人谈话简直像小孩子一样面嫩.