modest的英文翻译是什么意思，词典释义与在线翻译：
详尽释义
- 谦虚的
- 适度的
- 端庄的
- 有节制的
- 羞怯的
- 审慎的
- 稳重的
- 不太大的
- 些许的
- 谦恭的
- 朴素的
- 谨慎的
- 客气的
- 优雅的
- 淑静的
- 贞节的
双解释义
- 谦虚的,谦恭的 having or expressing a lower opinion of one's own ability than is probably deserved; hiding one's good qualities
- 适中的,适度的 not large in quantity, size, value, etc.
英英释义
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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"
modest的用法和样例：
例句
- We should be modest and prudent.
我们应该谦虚谨慎。 - She is very modest about her success.
她对自己的成就很谦虚。 - I bought the house at a modest price.
我以适中的价格买下了这所房子。 - Young girls must be modest in speech, dress and behavior.
年轻姑娘必须言词谨慎，衣着得体，行为端庄。 - She continued to lead a quiet and modest life.
她仍然过着安静、有节制的生活。
常见句型
- He is a very modest person.
他是位非常谦逊的人。 - 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。 - 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。
- Really great men are essentially modest.
真正的伟人大都很谦虚。 - The price is very modest.
价格是适中的。
- The young actress is very modest about her success.
那位年轻女演员对她的成功很谦虚。 - He is modest in his behavior.
他的态度很谦虚。 - He is modest in his requirements.
他的要求不过分。 - She is modest in speech, dress and behavior.
她在谈吐、衣着和举止方面都端庄淑静。
- She is too modest to be seen in a bathing suit.
她太羞怯,不愿让别人看见自己身着泳装。
词汇搭配
- modest behavior 谦虚的态度,端庄的举止
- modest demand 不过分的要求
- modest dress〔house〕 朴素的衣着〔房子〕
- modest speech 谦恭的谈吐
- remain modest and prudent 保持谦虚谨慎
- quite modest 毫不过分
- modest about 对…不夸耀的
- modest in 在…方面谦虚的,在…方面不过分的
经典引文
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Leonard..sat in modest silence, with lowered eyes.
出自： J. F. Lehmann -
He was too modest to believe that Penelope could have fallen in love with him.
出自： B. Pym
modest的详细讲解：
词语用法
- modest作“谦虚的,谦恭的 ”解时,指没有夸大地估计自己的能力或价值,没有浮夸或自负; 作“适度的”解时,主要用于质量、大小、价值。modest还可作“端庄的”“庄重的”解,此时多指女性的品行或修养; 也可指妇女的穿着、言行、举止等“羞怯的,不好意思的”。
词源解说
- ☆ 16世纪60年代进入英语，直接源自法语的modeste；最初源自古典拉丁语的modestus，意为（行为）等保持一定尺度内。
