modesty 详细解释

modesty

['mɔdisti]

n. 谦逊, 虚心, 端庄, 朴实, 中肯

n.[U]

1. 谦逊, 虚心

What we like the most about the great man is his modesty.

对那位伟人, 我们最喜欢他的谦虚。

2. (尤指女性的)端庄, 稳重

3. 羞怯

Her modesty prevented her from making her real feelings known to him.

她由于羞怯未曾向他吐露真情实意。

4. 节制, 中肯

5. 朴素

The modesty of their home belies their great wealth.

他们简朴的家使人们看不出他们拥有巨额财富。

词义辨析

同义参见:

virtue  purity  diffidence  shame  innocence  

反义:

n.谦逊; 羞怯

arrogance  

反义参见:

pride  conceit  

英英释义

名词 modesty:

freedom from vanity or conceit

同义词：modestness

formality and propriety of manner

同义词：reserve

补充

modestymodesty英:[ˈmɔdisti] 美:[ˈmɑdɪsti]n.1.谦虚, 谦逊Modesty helps one to go forward.谦虚使人进步。

例句

1. His modesty does him credit, for the food he produces speaks for itself.他的谦虚值得赞扬, 因为他做出来的食物一吃就知道很好。 2. He plays the character with tremendous concentration combined with a pleasing modesty.他在扮演这个人物时极其投入, 而且态度很好, 很谦逊。 3. the modesty of their prices他们价格的适中 4. There were shrieks of embarrassment from the girls as they struggled to protect their modesty.女孩们拼命把身体遮盖起来, 发出尴尬的尖叫声。 5. a modesty flap防走光罩片 6. with typical modesty he insisted on sharing the credit with others.他很谦虚，坚持与他人分享荣誉。 7. the modesty of his political aspirations.他不大的政治抱负。 8. modesty forbade her to undress in front of so many people.矜持使得她不会当着这么多人的面脱衣服。 9. She accepted the award with modesty.她谦恭地接受了奖项。 10. "He is known for his modesty, an uncommon characteristic for a politician."他以谦逊著称，而这一品质在从政者身上并不多见。 11. There was no false modesty in her victory speech.她的获胜演讲中没有虚伪的谦辞。 12. "In all modesty, I don't know anyone who could beat me at tennis."毫不自夸地说，我不知道打网球还有谁能战胜我。 13. I'll admit with all modesty that I have had a very successful career.我会毫不自夸地承认我的事业已很成功。 14. the young woman's modesty那位年轻女子的端庄 15. the modesty of her clothing她衣着的保守

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