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标题:Dictionary.com Names‘Demure’ as Its Word of the Year for 2024

正文：Popular online dictionary platform Dictionary.com has officially announced its annual word of the year, and they’ve made a very mindful choice. Their 2024 Word of the Year is the viral sensation “demure,” which took off on TikTok in August of this year. It was popularized by TikToker Jools Lebron, whose phrase “very demure, very

mindful” was featured in a series of viral videos and replicated by other creators. Lebron would also often pair the word with “cutesy” and “considerate,” providing advice to her followers for situations like “how to be demure and modest and respectful at the workplace.”

知识点：mindful adj. /ˈmaɪndfl/

remembering sb/sth and considering them or it when you do sth SYN conscious记着的；留意的；考虑到

• mindful of our responsibilities意识到我们的责任

• Mindful of the danger of tropical storms, I decided not to go out.想到热带风暴的危险，我决定不出门。

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