2N-UNCOUNT (地方)小;(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)小;(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
3N-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.
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'dEdmund WallerGo Lovely Rose!
ADJECTIVE | VERB + MODESTY | MODESTY + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤characteristic, 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 + MODESTY➤display, 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 + VERB➤forbid 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。PREPOSITION➤with 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