retiring

/ri'taiəriɳ/

Thân thiện

A shy, retiring girl sits quietly in the corner of the library.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Reserved, shy, or avoiding attention: Describes a person who is not comfortable being the center of attention and tends to be quiet or withdrawn in social situations.
   • Withdrawing from a position or office: Describes someone who is leaving a job or position, often due to reaching a certain age or completing service.
   • Modest, unassuming: Describes a manner that is not forward, bold, or arrogant.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (Shy/Reserved):
  • She is a very retiring individual who prefers reading at home to attending large parties.
  • His retiring nature made it difficult for him to speak up in meetings.
• Adjective (Leaving a position):
  • The retiring CEO gave a farewell speech at the annual conference.
  • A dinner was held in honor of the retiring professor.

Advanced Usage

• "Retiring disposition": A personality that is naturally shy or reserved.
  • Despite his professional success, he maintained a retiring disposition.
• Used to describe something meant for those who are leaving service.
  • The company hosted a retiring ceremony for its long-serving employees.

Variants and Related Words

• Retire (verb): To leave one's job and stop working, typically upon reaching a certain age.
  • He plans to retire next year.
• Retirement (noun): The act of retiring or the period of life after retiring from work.
  • She is looking forward to her retirement.
• Retired (adjective): Having left one's job and ceased to work.
  • He is a retired teacher.

Synonyms

• Shy: Nervous or timid in the company of other people.
• Reserved: Slow to reveal emotion or opinions.
• Unassuming: Not pretentious or arrogant; modest.
• Withdrawn: Not wanting to communicate with other people.

Antonyms

• Outgoing: Friendly and socially confident.
• Bold: Confident and courageous.
• Assertive: Having or showing a confident and forceful personality.

Related Phrases

• Retiring age: The age at which people typically stop working.
  • The standard retiring age in many countries is 65.
• Retiring benefit/pension: A regular payment made during retirement from an investment fund to which that person or their employer has contributed.
  • He receives a monthly retiring benefit from his former employer.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. reluctant to draw attention to yourself
2. of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office
   • a retiring member of the board
3. not arrogant or presuming
   • unassuming to a fault, skeptical about the value of his work
   • a shy retiring girl

Từ đồng nghĩa

• reticent
• self-effacing
• past
• preceding
• retiring
• unassuming