discreet

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

dis·creet BrE [dɪˈskriːt] NAmE [dɪˈskriːt] adjective
careful in what you say or do, in order to keep sth secret or to avoid causing embarrassment or difficulty for sb
Syn: ↑tactful
•He was always very discreet about his love affairs.
•You ought to make a few discreet enquiries before you sign anything.
•A discreet glance at the clock told me the interview had lasted an hour.
Derived Word: ↑discreetly

Word Origin:
[discreet discreetly] Middle English: from Old French discret, from Latin discretus ‘separate’, past participle of discernere ‘discern’, the sense arising from late Latin discretio ‘separation’, from discernere, from dis- ‘apart’ + cernere ‘to separate’. Compare with ↑discrete.

Word Family:
discreet adjective (≠ indiscreet)
discretion noun (≠ indiscretion)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  circumspect, discerning