中式英語之鑑:低調

320. 適當保持低調是維護好的公衆形象的竅門。

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[誤] To keep an adequately low tone is a tip to maintain good public impression.

[正] To be adequately low-keyed is a tip to maintain good public impression.

注：tone 指“音調”或“口氣”，是實指。如：She always speaks with a rising tone（她講話總是用升調）。而這裏的“低調”是“不張揚”的意思，應用 low- keyed 或 low-key。如：The wedding is a very low-key affair/The wedding is very low-keyed（婚禮辦得很低
調）。