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形容一個人「沒見過世面、很害羞」，我們常用「閉俗」這兩個字，可以說：「He’s extremely shy.」shy是「害羞」之意。也可以說：「He’s got no social skills.」（他沒有社交技巧）。一個人不只害羞，也不喜歡與人互動，便可以這麼形容：「She’s withdrawn.」withdrawn是「退縮的、孤僻的」。

A：I thought you were bringing your younger sister with you today.

B：Sorry, she’s extremely shy. She was afraid to come when she found out there were going to be a bunch of boys here.

A：你今天不是要帶你妹妹一起出來玩嗎？

B：不好意思，她很閉俗。她聽說要和一群男生出遊，就不敢來了。

來源：台科大應用外語系助理教授黃玟君