单词
modest
英 ['mɒdɪst]
美['mɑdɪst]
基本信息
- adj. 谦虚的，谦逊的；适度的；端庄的；羞怯的
- n. (Modest)人名；(罗)莫代斯特；(德)莫德斯特；(俄)莫杰斯特
英英释意
- 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"
- 8. free from ostentation or pretension;
- "the restrained elegance of the room"