modest的意思

基本释义

• adj 谦虚的，谦逊的；适度的；端庄的；羞怯的

  someone who is modest does not want to talk about their abilities or achievements

• n (Modest)人名；(罗)莫代斯特；(德)莫德斯特；(俄)莫杰斯特

例句

1. You’re too modest! You’ve been a huge help to us.

   你太谦虚了！你帮了我们大忙呢。

2. He is a very modest person.

   他是位非常谦逊的人。

3. Parents told us that we would study from others in a modest attitude.

   父母叮嘱我们要以谦虚的态度向别人学习。

4. Many people become conceited after only modest success.

   许多人在获得小小的成功后便变得自负起来。

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英英释义

adj 1. limited in size or scope e.g. a small business a newspaper with a modest circulation small-scale plans a pocket-size country Synonym: minorsmallsmall-scalepocket-sizepocket-sized 2. not large but sufficient in size or amount e.g. a modest salary modest inflation helped in my own small way Synonym: small 3. not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance 4. marked by simplicity having a humble opinion of yourself e.g. a modest apartment too modest to wear his medals 5. free from pomp or affectation e.g. comfortable but modest cottages a simple rectangular brick building a simple man with simple tastes 6. humble in spirit or manner suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness e.g. meek and self-effacing Synonym: meekmild 7. low or inferior in station or quality e.g. a humble cottage a lowly parish priest a modest man of the people small beginnings Synonym: humblelowlowlysmall

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