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adj.
(形容詞)
- 謙虛的,謙恭的 having or expressing a lower opinion of one's own ability than is probably deserved; hiding one's good qualities
- 適中的,適度的 not large in quantity, size, value, etc.
adj.
形容詞
- 謙虛的
- 適度的
- 端莊的
- 有節制的
- 羞怯的
- 審慎的
- 穩重的
- 不太大的
- 些許的
- 謙恭的
- 樸素的
- 謹慎的
- 客氣的
- 優雅的
- 淑靜的
- 貞節的
Adjective:
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marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself;
"a modest apartment"
"too modest to wear his medals"
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not large but sufficient in size or amount;
"a modest salary"
"modest inflation"
"helped in my own small way"
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free from pomp or affectation;
"comfortable but modest cottages"
"a simple rectangular brick building"
"a simple man with simple tastes"
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not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance
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low or inferior in station or quality;
"a humble cottage"
"a lowly parish priest"
"a modest man of the people"
"small beginnings"
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humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness;
"meek and self-effacing"
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limited in size or scope;
"a small business"
"a newspaper with a modest circulation"
"small-scale plans"
"a pocket-size country"
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用作形容詞 (adj.)
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We should be modest and prudent.
我們公司可能謙恭應當。
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She is very modest about her success.
她對個人的重大成就很謹慎。
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I bought the house at a modest price.
我以相對來說的收費買下來了這所老房子。
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Young girls must be modest in speech, dress and behavior.
年輕化女孩務必言詞謹防，穿衣恰當，的行為嫻靜。
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She continued to lead a quiet and modest life.
她依舊過著擁有安靜、有放肆的家庭生活。
用作形容詞 (adj.)
用來定語
～+ n.
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He is a very modest person.
他是位特別謙恭的人。
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Parents told us that we would study from others in a modest attitude.
父親母親叮嚀小編需以謙恭的價值觀向朋友了解。
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Many people become conceited after only modest success.
有很多學生在有那圓溜溜 的成功的后便會變得自傲看起來。
作為表語
S+be+～
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Really great men are essentially modest.
真正意義的偉人大都市很謙遜。
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The price is very modest.
市場價是正合適的。
S+be+～+ prep .-phrase
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The young actress is very modest about her success.
是誰年經女飾演者對她的成就 很謙虛謹慎。
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He is modest in his behavior.
他的狀態很勤奮。
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He is modest in his requirements.
他的條件不過多。
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She is modest in speech, dress and behavior.
她在談吐、打扮和舉止行為層面都雍容華貴淑靜。
S+be+～+to- v
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She is too modest to be seen in a bathing suit.
她太羞怯,不樂意讓陌生人看我我袒胸泳裝比基尼。
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Leonard..sat in modest silence, with lowered eyes.
出至： J. F. Lehmann
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He was too modest to believe that Penelope could have fallen in love with him.
選自： B. Pym
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用作形容詞 (adj.)
～+名詞
動詞+～
副詞+～
～+介詞
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adj. (形容詞)
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modest作“謙虛的,謙恭的 ”解時,指沒有夸大地估計自己的能力或價值,沒有浮夸或自負; 作“適度的”解時,主要用于質量、大小、價值。modest還可作“端莊的”“莊重的”解,此時多指女性的品行或修養; 也可指婦女的穿著、言行、舉止等“羞怯的,不好意思的”。
- modest，humble
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- 這兩個形容詞都有“謙恭的”之意。
- modest含義廣泛，指行為或態度等方面不自大、不虛榮、不傲慢、不武斷和不自負。
- humble指精神和行為上的謙遜，褒義指對自己或自己的成就不驕傲；貶義指過低地評價自己，對人低聲下氣。
- ☆ 16世紀60年代進入英語，直接源自法語的modeste；最初源自古典拉丁語的modestus，意為（行為）等保持一定尺度內。
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