modest的经典引文是什么

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. marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself;

   "a modest apartment"
   "too modest to wear his medals"
   

2. not large but sufficient in size or amount;

   "a modest salary"
   "modest inflation"
   "helped in my own small way"
   

3. free from pomp or affectation;

   "comfortable but modest cottages"
   "a simple rectangular brick building"
   "a simple man with simple tastes"
   

4. not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance
5. low or inferior in station or quality;

   "a humble cottage"
   "a lowly parish priest"
   "a modest man of the people"
   "small beginnings"
   

6. humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness;

   "meek and self-effacing"
   

7. limited in size or scope;

   "a small business"
   "a newspaper with a modest circulation"
   "small-scale plans"
   "a pocket-size country"
   

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1. 谦虚：4.谦虚(Modest). 谦虚是中国人的传统美德之一. 中国人常常是自我否定来表示谦虚. 当受到别人赞扬时,自己却贬损自己. 中国人在听到别人赞美自己的长相、衣服漂亮时,往往会谦虚一番:哪里,哪里. 当这种赞扬遭到中国人拒绝时,

2. 中庸：公平地来讲,现在中国企业仍然处于比较中庸(modest)的阶段,野心不宜过大. 若维特:给中国企业的一个建议是,中国企业要有清晰的计划和战略目标,首先要集中经营,业务能力要不断地练习才能得到显著的增长. 为什么有些收购会破坏公司的价值?

1. He is a very modest person.
   他是位非常谦逊的人。
2. Parents told us that we would study from others in a modest attitude.
   父母叮嘱我们要以谦虚的态度向别人学习。
3. Many people become conceited after only modest success.
   许多人在获得小小的成功后便变得自负起来。

1. Really great men are essentially modest.
   真正的伟都很谦虚。
2. The price is very modest.
   价格是适中的。

1. The young actress is very modest about her success.
   那位年轻女演员对她的成功很谦虚。
2. He is modest in his behavior.
   他的态度很谦虚。
3. He is modest in his requirements.
   他的要求不过分。
4. She is modest in speech, dress and behavior.
   她在谈吐、衣着和举止方面都端庄淑静。

1. She is too modest to be seen in a bathing suit.
   她太羞怯,不愿让别人看见自己身着泳装。

• 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

modest，humble

这两个形容词都有“谦恭的”之意。

modest含义广泛，指行为或态度等方面不自大、不虚荣、不傲慢、不武断和不自负。

humble指精神和行为上的谦逊，褒义指对自己或自己的成就不骄傲；贬义指过低地评价自己，对人低声下气。