◎ 單詞釋義

adj.謙虛的；適度的；端莊的；有節制的

副詞: modestly

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

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

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

1. (房屋等)不太大的，不算昂貴的，普通的
A modest house or other building is not large or expensive.

e.g. ...the modest home of a family who lived off the land...
靠土地過活的一戶人家的簡樸住房
e.g. A one-night stay in a modest hotel costs around ￡35.
在普通的旅店里過一夜要花費約35英鎊。

2. (數量、比率或改進程度)不太高的，適度的，適中的
You use modest to describe something such as an amount, rate, or improvement which is fairly small.

e.g. Swiss unemployment rose to the still modest rate of 0.7%...
瑞士的失業率上升到了0.7%，這個百分比仍然不算太高。
e.g. The democratic reforms have been modest...
民主改革的力度并不太大。

modestly
Britain's balance of payments improved modestly last month.
上個月英國的國際收支差額稍有改善。

3. 謙虛的;謙恭的;謙遜的
If you say that someone is modest, you approve of them because they do not talk much about their abilities or achievements.

e.g. He's modest, as well as being a great player...
他是一名謙虛而偉大的運動員。
e.g. Lord Carrington is modest about his achievements.
卡林頓勛爵對自己取得的成績非常謙虛。

modestly
'You really must be very good at what you do.' — 'I suppose I am,' Kate said modestly.
“你的工作一定非常出色。”——“也許是吧，”凱特謙虛地說。

4. (女性或其衣著)端莊的，保守的;(行為)正派的，檢點的
You can describe a woman as modest when she avoids doing or wearing anything that might cause men to have sexual feelings towards her. You can also describe her clothes or behaviour as modest .

modest

e.g. Asian women are more modest and shy, yet they tend to have an inner force...
亞洲女性表現得更為端莊靦腆，卻往往外柔內剛。
e.g. Respect the local etiquete. Modest clothing is often preferable to revealing shorts and tight-fitting tops.
要尊重當地的禮節。樸素端莊的衣著往往比暴露的短褲和緊身上衣更合適。

modestly
She sat down cautiously on the red canvas cushions, knees modestly together.
她小心翼翼地在紅帆布墊上坐下，膝蓋矜持地并攏著。

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1. 謙虛：4.謙虛(Modest). 謙虛是中國人的傳統美德之一. 中國人常常是自我否定來表示謙虛. 當受到別人贊揚時,自己卻貶損自己. 中國人在聽到別人贊美自己的長相、衣服漂亮時,往往會謙虛一番:哪里,哪里. 當這種贊揚遭到中國人拒絕時,

2. 中庸：公平地來講,現在中國企業仍然處于比較中庸(modest)的階段,野心不宜過大. 若維特:給中國企業的一個建議是,中國企業要有清晰的計劃和戰略目標,首先要集中經營,業務能力要不斷地練習才能得到顯著的增長. 為什么有些收購會破壞公司的價值?

adj.(形容詞)

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”。

☆ 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。

以上就是本站詳細整理的詞語modest是什么意思的翻譯解釋，供大家參考一下。