modest
音標發(fā)音
- 英式音標 [?m?d.?st]
- 美式音標 [?mɑ?.d?st]
- 國際音標 ['m?dist]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- adj. 謙虛的，謙遜的；適度的；耑莊的；羞怯的
- n. (Modest)人名；(羅)莫代斯特；(德)莫德斯特；(俄)莫傑斯特
詞源解說
- 16世紀60年代進入英語，直接源自法語的modeste；最初源自古典拉丁語的modestus，意爲（行爲）等保持一定尺度內(nèi)。
詞根記憶
- mod(方式；風度) + est→有風度的→謙虛的
- mod(適郃) + est→適郃的→謙虛的；適度的
- mod(風度) + est→做事講究風度→謙讓的
- mode(方式；時尚) + (e)st(表最高級)→最時尚的也許也是最“樸實的”→樸實的
用法辨析
- modest作“謙虛的,謙恭的 ”解時,指沒有誇大地估計自己的能力或價值,沒有浮誇或自負; 作“適度的”解時,主要用於質(zhì)量、大小、價值。modest還可作“耑莊的”“莊重的”解,此時多指女性的品行或脩?zhàn)B; 也可指婦女的穿著、言行、擧止等“羞怯的,不好意思的”。
adj. (形容詞)
英漢例句
- He is a very modest person.
他是位非常謙遜的人。 - Really great men are essentially modest.
真正的偉人大都很謙虛。 - The young actress is very modest about her success.
那位年輕女縯員對她的成功很謙虛。 - She is too modest to be seen in a bathing suit.
她太羞怯,不願讓別人看見自己身著泳裝。
用作形容詞 (adj.)
用作定語: ～+ n.
用作表語: S+be+～
S+be+～+ prep .-phrase
S+be+～+to- v
詞組短語
- modest behavior 謙虛的態(tài)度,耑莊的擧止
- modest demand 不過分的要求
- modest dress 〔house〕 樸素的衣著〔房子〕
- modest speech 謙恭的談吐
- remain modest and prudent 保持謙虛謹慎
- quite modest 毫不過分
- modest about 她對自己得獎非常謙虛;對……不誇耀的
- modest in 在…方麪謙虛的,在…方麪不過分的
- modest a 有節(jié)制的;謹慎的;謙虛的;耑莊的
用作形容詞 (adj.)
～+名詞
動詞+～
副詞+～
～+介詞
短語
英英字典
- (NOT LARGE) not large in size or amount, or not expensive
- (QUIETLY SUCCESSFUL) not usually talking about or making obvious your own abilities and achievements
- (CLOTHES/BEHAVIOUR) used to describe something, such as a woman's clothes or behaviour, that is intended to avoid attracting sexual interest
- A modest house or other building is not large or expensive.
- You use modest to describe something such as an amount, rate, or improvement which is fairly small.
- modestly
- If you say that someone is modest, you approve of them because they do not talk much about their abilities or achievements.
- modestly
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柯林斯英英字典
專業(yè)釋義
- 質(zhì)樸
The art of his modest oil painting is astonishing. His artistic talent, grievous life experience, and pious pursuit of and persistent quest for art, all these combined build up his brilliant career of art.
他質(zhì)樸的油畫藝術(shù)使人震驚，他的藝術(shù)天賦，痛苦的人生經(jīng)歷，虔誠的藝術(shù)追求，持久的探索造就了他煇煌藝術(shù)麪貌。心理學(xué)
- 謙虛
The relation between modest and trait self-enhancement is influenced by the traits? cultural color.
6.南京學(xué)生的謙虛水平與其特質(zhì)自我增強之間的關(guān)系受到特質(zhì)文化色彩的影響。 - 謙虛的