用中文说: "Low-key"

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Welcome to "用中文说", let's learn some new phrases in Chinese now! 

用中文说: "Low-key"

Low-key

【中文】低调、最低限度的、有节制的、隐蔽的

     Dīdiào, zuìdī xiàndù de, yǒu jiézhì de, yǐnbì de

【解释】"low-key" means "not really," "not a lot," "minimally," or, like Drake used it, "secretly."

【例句】

- I was beginning to enjoy her quiet, low-key style. 

 我开始喜欢她的安静了,喜欢她那种低调的感觉。

 Wǒ kāishǐ xǐhuān tā de ānjìng le, xǐhuān tā nà zhǒng dīdiào de gǎnjué.

- He wanted to keep the meetings low-key. 

 他不希望将会议扩大。

 Tā bù xīwàng jiāng huìyì kuòdà.

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