modest的词典解释

1. 谦虚的
2. 适度的
3. 端庄的
4. 有节制的
5. 羞怯的
6. 审慎的
7. 稳重的
8. 不太大的
9. 些许的
10. 谦恭的
11. 朴素的
12. 谨慎的
13. 客气的
14. 优雅的
15. 淑静的
16. 贞节的

1. 谦虚的,谦恭的 having or expressing a lower opinion of one's own ability than is probably deserved; hiding one's good qualities
2. 适中的,适度的 not large in quantity, size, value, etc.

1.(房屋等)不太大的，不算昂贵的，普通的
Amodest house or other building is not large or expensive.

e.g. ...themodest home of a family who lived off the land...
靠土地过活的一户人家的简朴住房
e.g. A one-night stay in amodest hotel costs around ?35.
在普通的旅店里过一夜要花费约35英镑。

2.(数量、比率或改进程度)不太高的，适度的，适中的
You usemodest to describe something such as an amount, rate, or improvement which is fairly small.

e.g. Swiss unemployment rose to the stillmodest rate of 0.7%...
瑞士的失业率上升到了0.7%，这个百分比仍然不算太高。
e.g. The democratic reforms have beenmodest...
民主改革的力度并不太大。

3.谦虚的;谦恭的;谦逊的
If you say that someone ismodest, you approve of them because they do not talk much about their abilities or achievements.

e.g. He'smodest, as well as being a great player...
他是一名谦虚而伟大的运动员。
e.g. Lord Carrington ismodest about his achievements.
卡林顿勋爵对自己取得的成绩非常谦虚。

4.(女性或其衣着)端庄的，保守的;(行为)正派的，检点的
You can describe a woman asmodest 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 asmodest .

modest

e.g. Asian women are moremodest and shy, yet they tend to have an inner force...
亚洲女性表现得更为端庄腼腆，却往往外柔内刚。
e.g. Respect the local etiquete.Modest clothing is often preferable to revealing shorts and tight-fitting tops.
要尊重当地的礼节。朴素端庄的衣着往往比暴露的短裤和紧身上衣更合适。

• modest behavior谦虚的态度,端庄的举止
• modest demand不过分的要求
• modest dress〔house〕朴素的衣着〔房子〕
• modest speech谦恭的谈吐

• remain modest and prudent保持谦虚谨慎

• quite modest毫不过分

• modest about对…不夸耀的
• modest in在…方面谦虚的,在…方面不过分的

• Leonard..sat in modest silence, with lowered eyes.

  出自：J. F. Lehmann

• He was too modest to believe that Penelope could have fallen in love with him.

  出自：B. Pym

1. modest作“谦虚的,谦恭的 ”解时,指没有夸大地估计自己的能力或价值,没有浮夸或自负; 作“适度的”解时,主要用于质量、大小、价值。modest还可作“端庄的”“庄重的”解,此时多指女性的品行或修养; 也可指妇女的穿着、言行、举止等“羞怯的,不好意思的”。