And he owned with a grin, / That his favorite sin / Is pride that apes humility(Robert Southey.A simper is a silly, self - conscious, often coy smile:

• 他总是面带笑容/他最喜欢的罪恶/就是象人性一般的骄傲（罗伯特 骚塞）。Simper是一种傻乎乎，难为情，通常是羞答答的微笑：