modest

modest

['mɔdist]

adj.谦虚的, 适度的, 端庄的, 有节制的

例句与用法：

We should be modest and prudent.

我们应该谦虚谨慎。

The girl has a quiet, modest demeanor.

这个女孩子的态度娴静而谦逊。

The girl has a quiet, modest demeanour.

这个女孩子的态度娴静而谦逊。

Don't be so modest.

别这么谦虚。

She is very modest about her success.

她对自己的成就很谦虚。

I bought the house at a modest price.

我以适中的价格买下了这所房子。

Young girls must be modest in speech, dress and behavior.

年轻姑娘必须言词谨慎，衣着得体，行为端庄。

词形变化：

副词: modestly |

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a.

1. 谦虚的, 审慎的[(+about)]

He's got a drawer full of medals but he's too modest to wear them.

他有满满一抽屉的奖章, 但是他很谦虚, 从不戴它们。

2. (女性及其衣饰)端庄的; 稳重的

She wore a modest bathing suit.

她穿一件不太暴露的游泳衣。

3. 不太大(或多)的; 适度的, 有节制的

Prices tended to rise year by year, but at a modest rate.

物价年年上涨, 但幅度不大。