(of a woman or a girl 女子 behaving in a way that does not attract attention to herself or her body; quiet and serious 娴靜的；端莊的 a demure young lady 娴靜的年輕女士
suggesting that a woman or girl is demure （女子的舉止或衣服等）顯得莊重的 a demure smile 矜持的微笑 a demure navy blouse with a white collar 嚴肅莊重的白領海軍軍服上衣
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘sober, serious, reserved’): perhaps from Old French demoure, past participle of demourer ‘remain’, based on Latin de- ‘away, completely’ + morari ‘delay’; influenced by Old French mur ‘grave’, from Latin maturus ‘ripe or mature’. The sense ‘reserved, shy’ dates from the late 17th cent.