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modesty
mɒdɪsti ˈmɑdɪsti
1 N-UNCOUNT 谦虚;谦逊;谦恭 Someone who shows modesty does not talk much about their abilities or achievements. 谦虚;谦逊;谦恭 [approval]
  • His modesty does him credit, for the food he produces speaks for itself.

    他的谦逊值得赞扬,因为他做的食物品质之高显而易见。

  • He plays the character with tremendous concentration combined with a pleasing modesty.

    他表演这个角色时倾注了巨大的心血,而且非常谦虚和善。

SYN reserve, decency, humility, shyness
2 N-UNCOUNT (地方);(数量等)少,有限 You can refer to the modesty of something such as a place or amount when it is fairly small. (地方);(数量等)少,有限
  • The modesty of the town itself comes as something of a surprise. [+ of]

    这座城市本身就小得让人惊讶。

  • ...the modesty of their prices.

    他们价格的低廉

SYN plainness, simplicity, ordinariness, unpretentiousness
3 N-UNCOUNT (尤指女性的)端庄,庄重 If someone, especially a woman, shows modesty, they are cautious about the way they dress and behave because they are aware that other people may view them in a sexual way. (尤指女性的)端庄,庄重
  • 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。

Quotations
Small is the worth
Of beauty from the light retir'd;
Bid her come forth,
Suffer herself to be desir'd,
And not blush so to be admir'd
Edmund Waller Go Lovely Rose!
Trends of modesty
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BNC: 11417 COCA: 11845
modesty

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + MODESTY | MODESTY + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEcharacteristic, natural, typical特有的/天生的/典型的謙遜She accepted their congratulations with typical modesty.她以典型的謙虛姿態接受了他們的祝賀。false虛假的謙遜feminine女性的謙和Her strong will was hidden behind apparent feminine modesty.她的堅強意志隱藏在嬌柔謙和的外表之下。VERB + MODESTYdisplay, show表現得謙遜preserve保持端莊I wore a towel to preserve my modesty.為了不失體面,我圍了一條大毛巾。MODESTY + VERBforbid sb羞怯使某人無法⋯Modesty forbade me from mentioning that my novel had been published.我不好意思提起我的小說已經出版了。PREPOSITIONwith modesty謙遜地She spoke with characteristic modesty.她以特有的謙遜口吻講話。modesty about對⋯不誇耀his modesty about his achievements他不誇耀自己的成就
BNC: 11417 COCA: 11845
BNC: 11417 COCA: 11845
modesty
Humble and not proud: humble, modest, unassuming...
Morally good or correct behaviour: virtue, goodness, purity...
Shame or embarrassment: shame, embarrassment, guilt...

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