modesty

【发音】

美 /'mɑdəsti/ 英 /'mɒdɪstɪ/

【翻译】

1. n.谦逊；端庄

   英释:the fact of not talking much about your abilities or possessions

【例句】

1. ‘Anyone else would have done the same thing,’ he said with typical modesty.

   换了谁都会这么做的。”他带着一贯的谦虚说道。

2. There were shrieks of embarrassment as the girls struggled to protect their modesty.

   竭力保持着端庄形象的女孩们发出了尴尬的尖叫。

【真题例句】

1. (2010.6 • CET6 • • 阅读理解)...Despite the modesty of the benefit...

【同、近义词】

1. n.谦逊；质朴；稳重

   humility/humbleness/

【同根词】

1. adj

   modest : 谦虚的，谦逊的；适度的；端庄的；羞怯的