modestly 详细解释

modestly

['mɔdistli]

adv.谨慎地, 谦虚地, 适当地

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1. 谦虚地; 审慎地

Being youngsters, we sat modestly at the back, never daring to speak.

我们是些年轻人, 都谦恭地坐在后面, 始终不敢发言。

2. 适度地

词义辨析

同义参见:

quietly  

英英释义

副词 modestly:

in a modest manner

同义词：with modesty

补充

modestlymodestlyadv.1.谨慎地,适当地

例句

1. 'I was just lucky,' she said modestly.“我只是运气好而已。”她谦虚地说。 2. 'Geography was one of my better subjects at school,' she added modestly.“地理曾是我学得较好的科目之一。”她谦虚地补充说。 3. Britain's balance of payments improved modestly last month.英国的国际收支情况在上月有些许改善。 4. Prices rose modestly.价格上涨得不太多。 5. The US economy continues to grow modestly.美国经济继续适度增长。 6. She doesn't flirt with anyone, behaves modestly and morally.她不与任何人调情, 举止端庄稳重。 7. Women need to dress modestly but are not obliged to shroud themselves in a veil.妇女需衣着端庄, 但不必罩上面纱。 8. Our business has been modestly successful.我们的生意取得了一点成绩。 9. a modestly priced car价格适中的轿车 10. a modestly dressed young woman穿着保守的年轻女子 11. She modestly refused to accept credit for the team's success.她谦恭地拒绝了因队伍获胜而给予的赞誉。

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