中式英语之鉴:低调

320. 适当保持低调是维护好的公众形象的窍门。

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[误] 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“音调”或“口气”，是实指。如：She always speaks with a rising tone（她讲话总是用升调）。而这里的“低调”是“不张扬”的意思，应用 low- keyed 或 low-key。如：The wedding is a very low-key affair/The wedding is very low-keyed（婚礼办得很低
调）。