Modest
['mɒdɪst] or ['mɑdɪst]
解釋/意思:
(adj.) not large but sufficient in size or amount; 'a modest salary'; 'modest inflation'; 'helped in my own small way' .
(adj.) not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance .
(adj.) marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself; 'a modest apartment'; 'too modest to wear his medals' .
(adj.) free from pomp or affectation; 'comfortable but modest cottages'; 'a simple rectangular brick building'; 'a simple man with simple tastes' .
海尔格校對--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(a.) Restraining within due limits of propriety; not forward, bold, boastful, or presumptious; rather retiring than pushing one's self forward; not obstructive; as, a modest youth; a modest man.
(a.) Observing the proprieties of the sex; not unwomanly in act or bearing; free from undue familiarity, indecency, or lewdness; decent in speech and demeanor; -- said of a woman.
(a.) Evincing modestly in the actor, author, or speaker; not showing presumption; not excessive or extreme; moderate; as, a modest request; modest joy.
校對:马奇
同義詞及近義詞：
a. [1]. Unpretending, unobtrusive, unassuming, retiring, humble, unostentatious, meek, not presumptuous.[2]. Chaste, pure.[3]. Moderate, not excessive, not extravagant.
欧文校對
同義詞及反義詞：
[See CHASTE_and_MEEK]
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解釋/意思:
adj. restrained by a sense of propriety: not forward: decent: chaste: pure and delicate as thoughts or language: not excessive or extreme: moderate.—adv. Mod′estly.—n. Mod′esty humility: purity of thought and manners: becoming behaviour: chastity purity: moderation.
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例句/造句/用法:
- His opponents tried to badger him in every way they could, and ridicule even his modest statements. 魯伯特·薩金特·荷蘭. 歷史性發明.
- A wife, a modest young lady, with the purely appreciative, unambitious abilities of her sex, is sure to think her husband's mind powerful. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- He was already the scientific lion of England, but withal a very modest and unassuming lion. 魯伯特·薩金特·荷蘭. 歷史性發明.
- Give us a couple of hundreds--come, that's modest--and I'll go away--honor bright! 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- He is a young man--modest and gentlemanlike--I am sure you will like him. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- Come forward, modest merit! 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- Then, her understanding was beyond every suspicion, quick and clear; and her manners were the mirror of her own modest and elegant mind. 簡·奧斯丁. 曼斯費爾德莊園.
- It was not that his manner was bad, as on that occasion; it was now very good, as being modest, gracious, and ready. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- But worth notice at starting, because we may find occasion to refer to this modest little Indian organisation as we go on. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- Franklin's arrival in Philadelphia finds its parallel in the very modest debut of Adams's friend in Boston. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- He's almost as modest as Jos. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- I'm a modest man. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- Under all these obligations, are our poor modest, humble, and thankful? 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
- Bar was likewise always modest and self-depreciatory--in his way. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- The modest repose of home is eternally fresh--enjoy it. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- Worcester however was too modest in his idolatry, and had too great a dread of giving offence to me, to take my hint. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- There is, now and then, a modest young man; and I think it would be easier for you to act that character. 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托. 湯姆叔叔的小屋.
- Jo smothered a laugh at the sudden change, and when someone gave a modest tap, opened the door with a grim aspect which was anything but hospitable. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- Given once, the pure bashful maiden was too modest, too tender, too trustful, too weak, too much woman to recall it. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- I followed my aunt with a modest medicinal peace-offering, in the shape of a bottle of salts. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- A moment later our modest apartment, already so distinguished that morning, was further honoured by the entrance of the most lovely woman in London. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- Oh, dear, you are too modest. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- Still— Tush, my son, you are too modest! 福爾斯·休姆. 奇幻島.
- Yours is a very modest and convenient sort of calumny, Major Dobbin, Rebecca said. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- I liked her appearance very much: it was modest, quiet, and unaffected. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- Rachel, dearest Rachel, I offer you my modest home; come to London by the next train, love, and share it with me! 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- The mighty cocked hat was replaced by a modest round one. 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
- A short railway journey and a shorter walk brought us to Fairbank, the modest residence of the great financier. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- Yes: in the modest capacity of a person to talk things over with. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- He was an exceedingly modest officer, though of great talent and learning. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
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