0 intentionally keeping something secret -- 故作神秘的；遮遮掩掩的；含糊其詞的
She's very coy about her age. 她對自己的年齡遮遮掩掩。
1 (especially of women) being or pretending to be shy, or like a child -- （尤指女性）害羞的，靦腆的，忸怩作態的
But there is nothing coy or insipid in these heroines' resistance to violation.
Roberts is not remotely coy about this, regularly admitting to speculation, even 'wild speculation'.
His coded language calling for the transition to a ' productive economy ' instead of a liberal market economy is unnecessarily coy.
Her methodological precepts hold that language plainly says what it means, that it does not engage in coy games of concealment.
The insecure-ambivalent child emphasizes his dependence on the parent through immature, help-seeking, or coy behaviors, often accompanied by mild anger or resistance.
The coercive strategy represents an effort to control caregiver behavior through angry, threatening, or coy (feigned immaturity or fearfulness) behavior.
I noted, for example, only one coy 'food for thought'.
Typical coercive behaviors include threats, consisting of expressed anger requiring action on the part of the caregiver, and bribes, in the form of coy, disarming behaviors that elicit protection.
