modesty的意思

modesty

英 /'mɒdɪstɪ/ 美 /'mɑdəsti/

  • 六级

基本释义

  • n 谦逊;端庄

    the fact of not talking much about your abilities or possessions

例句

  1. ‘Anyone else would have done the same thing,’ he said with typical modesty.

    换了谁都会这么做的。”他带着一贯的谦虚说道。

  2. There were shrieks of embarrassment as the girls struggled to protect their modesty.

    竭力保持着端庄形象的女孩们发出了尴尬的尖叫。

近义词

n 谦逊;质朴;稳重 humility、humbleness

同根词

adj