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adj.谦虚的³⁰;适度的⁴⁵;端庄的¹⁵;有节制的¹⁰副词modestly
同学相处和蔼和蔼可亲认真谦虚谨慎适当
adj.形容词
谦虚的,谦恭的having or expressing a lower opinion of one's own ability than is probably deserved; hiding one's good qualities 适中的,适度的not large in quantity, size, value, etc.
Adjective:
marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself;a modest apartment too modest to wear his medals not large but sufficient in size or amount;a modest salary modest inflation helped in my own small way free from pomp or affectation;comfortable but modest cottages a simple rectangular brick building a simple man with simple tastes not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearancelow or inferior in station or quality;a humble cottage a lowly parish priest a modest man of the people small beginnings humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness;meek and self-effacing limited in size or scope;a small business a newspaper with a modest circulation small-scale plans a pocket-size country modest，humble这两个形容词都有“谦恭的”之意。 modest含义广泛，指行为或态度等方面不自大、不虚荣、不傲慢、不武断和不自负。 humble指精神和行为上的谦逊，褒义指对自己或自己的成就不骄傲；贬义指过低地评价自己，对人低声下气。 来源于拉丁语中与modus量器有关联的modestus,其原始意义是“被保留在适当的量器内”。
词根词缀： -mod-量器,模式;适中 + est → 言行举止有分寸的
用作形容词 adj.
～+名词modest behavior谦虚的态度,端庄的举止modest demand不过分的要求modest dress〔house〕朴素的衣着〔房子〕modest speech谦恭的谈吐动词+～remain modest and prudent保持谦虚谨慎副词+～quite modest毫不过分～+介词modest about对…不夸耀的modest in在…方面谦虚的,在…方面不过分的
钱博士modes=moder，节制，使适度，字母r在t前面音变为s+t动词的过去分词后缀，=ed，在此构成形容词，表示动作完成后的状态→适度的⇒谦逊的，端庄的
词根moder-节制，使适度来自拉丁语，派生自拉丁词根mod-模式，合适的尺度。modes=moder，节制，使适度，字母r在t前面音变为s+t动词的过去分词后缀，=ed，在此构成形容词，表示动作完成后的状态→适度的⇒谦逊的，端庄的。故事记忆对人非常 Earnest真挚的内心其实 Honest诚实的喜欢开个 Jest玩笑把当总统 Request要求显然不够 Modest谦虚的故事记忆我的感情 Earnest真挚的外表也很 Honest老实的做人非常 Modest谦虚的有时爱开 Jest玩笑没能把她 Arrest吸引GRE红宝书mod方式，风度+e st→做事有规矩→礼貌的
源自moderate 适中的；middle 或 moderate + est 最适中的→谨慎的方振宇词汇奥秘比较记忆modestlyadv.谦虚地衍生词modest+y名词后缀→modestyn.谦虚，谦逊非常记忆mo默〖拼音〗+d狗〖编码〗+est最〖词缀〗⇒他默默地说：狗是最谦虚的词根记忆mod方式，风度+ est → 做事有风度 ⇒谦虚的；适度的词根记忆mod方式，风度＋est→有风度的→谦虚的词根记忆mod方式，风度+est→有风度的→谦虚的词根记忆mod+est=做事有风度=礼貌的近义词 shyquietlimitedmoderateordinary反义词 vainimmodestconceited
用作形容词adj.
用作定语
～+ n.He is a very modest person.他是位非常谦逊的人。
Parents told us that we would study from others in a modest attitude.父母叮嘱我们要以谦虚的态度向别人学习。
Many people become conceited after only modest success.许多人在获得小小的成功后便变得自负起来。
用作表语
S+be+～Really great men are essentially modest.真正的伟人大都很谦虚。
The price is very modest.价格是适中的。S+be+～+ prep .-phraseThe young actress is very modest about her success.那位年轻女演员对她的成功很谦虚。
He is modest in his behavior.他的态度很谦虚。
He is modest in his requirements.他的要求不过分。
She is modest in speech, dress and behavior.她在谈吐、衣着和举止方面都端庄淑静。S+be+～+to- vShe is too modest to be seen in a bathing suit.她太羞怯,不愿让别人看见自己身着泳装。Pmodestyn.谦逊质朴羞怯Pimmodesta.不谦虚的冒失的Povermodesta.过分谦虚的过分羞怯的
adj.形容词
modest作“谦虚的,谦恭的 ”解时,指没有夸大地估计自己的能力或价值,没有浮夸或自负; 作“适度的”解时,主要用于质量、大小、价值。modest还可作“端庄的”“庄重的”解,此时多指女性的品行或修养; 也可指妇女的穿着、言行、举止等“羞怯的,不好意思的”。
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用作形容词We should bemodestand prudent.我们应该谦虚谨慎。
She is verymodestabout her success.她对自己的成就很谦虚。
I bought the house at amodestprice.我以适中的价格买下了这所房子。
Young girls must bemodestin speech, dress and behavior.年轻姑娘必须言词谨慎，衣着得体，行为端庄。
She continued to lead a quiet andmodestlife.她仍然过着安静、有节制的生活。adj.shy
同义词 humble,moderate,prudent,quiet,simple,unassumingbashful,blushing,chaste,coy,demure,diffident,discreet,lowly,meek,nice,proper,reserved,resigned,reticent,retiring,seemly,self-conscious,self-effacing,sheepish,silent,temperate,timid,unassertive,unassured,unboastful,unobtrusive,unpresuming,unpretending,unpretentious,withdrawing
反义词 brave,complex,complicated,intricatearrogant,assured,bold,conceited,courageous,egotistical,extraordinary,immodest,ostentatious,presumptuous,proud,self-confident,unabashed,unashamed,unlimitedadj.limited, ordinary
同义词 humble,inexpensive,moderate,reasonable,simple,smallaverage,cheap,discreet,dry,economical,fair,inelaborate,middling,natural,plain,unadorned,unaffected,unembellished,unembroidered,unexceptional,unexcessive,unextravagant,unextreme,unobtrusive,unornamented,unostentatious,unpretentious,unradical,unstudied
反义词 expensive,outrageous,unreasonablearrogant,assured,bold,brave,conceited,courageous,egotistical,extraordinary,immodest,ostentatious,presumptuous,proud,self-confident,unabashed,unashamed,unlimited
affordableadjective inexpensive
bargain,budget,cheap,cost-effective,economical,fair,low-cost,nominal,reasonable,reduced,steal,thrifty
backwardadjective bashful or hesitant
afraid,averse,bashful,demure,diffident,disinclined,hesitant,hesitating,humble,indisposed,loath,modest,reluctant,reserved,retiring,shy,timid,uneager,unwilling,wavering
bareadjective simple, unadorned
austere,bald,basic,blunt,chaste,cold,essential,hard,literal,meager,mere,modest,scant,severe,sheer,simple,spare,stark,unembellished,unornamented
barestadjective simple, unadorned
austere,bald,basic,blunt,chaste,cold,essential,hard,literal,meager,mere,modest,scant,severe,sheer,simple,spare,stark,unembellished,unornamented
bashfuladjective shy
abashed,backward,blushful,blushing,chary,confused,constrained,coy,demure,diffident,embarrassed,humble,modest,nervous,overmodest,recoiling,reserved,reticent,retiring,self-conscious,self-effacing,shamefaced,sheepish,shrinking,silent,timid,timorous,unassertive,verecund
carelessadjective artless
casual,modest,naive,natural,nonchalant,simple,unstudied Naturally, modest measures are only a start.
当然温和措施只是一个开端。 ecocn
Today’s goals can only be more modest: to nurture the weak economy, minimise uncertainty and prepare the ground for tomorrow’s fiscal debate.
现在目标只能比这更温和：照顾软弱的经济，使不确定性减小到最低，为接下来的财政争辩做好准备。 ecocn
A new and modest view of space, indeed, from the country that brought you the Apollo programme.
这样一个新的、谦逊的太空观念正是来自那个曾经带来阿波罗计划的国家。 ecocn
Are you embarrassed because I’m not modest?
你难堪是因为我不够谦虚吗？ yeeyan
At this modest length, any reader can work through the book and do all the examples.
在这种篇幅适中的情况下，任何读者都能轻松看完，并且做完全部示例。 cnblogs
Be modest, otherwise you will lag behind.
要谦虚，否则就要落后。《新英汉大辞典》
But in almost all cases they carry only a modest risk for the disease.
但是在几乎所有的病例中，这些变异只是带来了适度的危险性。 hjenglish
For most of the euro area, the effect on demand would be modest.
对大多数欧元区成员来说，加息对需求的影响将是适度的。 ecocn
He had always been modest and prudent and remained so after he had become famous.
他一直谦虚谨慎，成名之后仍然如此。《新英汉大辞典》
He could then present an estimated price tag for phasing in these changes over time, and demonstrate that the costs would be modest compared to the enormous benefits.
此外，随着时间的推移，他可以提出逐步适应这些变化的估计标价，证明与巨大利益相比，这些费用终归会是适度的。 yeeyan
He was a modest man who empowered his team and his staff to do the work through a sophisticated kind of leadership.
他是一个谦虚的人，他通过一种老练的领导手段支持他的团队和他的职员开展工作。 who
Here is a modest suggestion for the Republicans: why not learn from the Democratic Party?
这里我们给共和党人一个温和的建议：为什么不学学民主党？ ecocn
How can this gap between the modest expectations of the Originators with respect to the impact of the Agile Manifesto and its actual attractiveness be explained?
发起者对于敏捷宣言会产生的影响预期不大，但它实际的吸引力如此巨大，这之间的差距怎么解释呢？ infoq
However, it had to face political constraints in Iran and Iraq, whereas in the Caspian Basin could only succeed in finishing several projects in its own modest way.
然而，土耳其也面临伊朗、伊拉克政治上的约束力，依靠温和的外交手段在滨里海盆地成功完成仅有几个项目。 yeeyan
It also assumes a modest appreciation of the yuan against the dollar.
这个估算也假设人民币对美元的增值速度适中。 ecocn
It is modest and audacious, all at once.
这是适度而大胆的行动，一锤定音。 yeeyan
Other countries, especially smaller ones, argued that the post should be modest, amounting to little more than a chairman of leaders’ summits.
其他国家，尤其小国，则表示这样的职位和权限应该适度，更多少接近领导人峰会上的主席一职。 yeeyan
She was not only modest, which was usual in the nineties, but she was beautiful, which is unusual in any decade.
她不仅谦虚——这个品质在九十年代很普遍，她还非常美丽，这在任何年代都是不常见的。 eol
This finding is similar to observations in Thailand, where a seawall at Patong Beach caused a splash- up of the tsunami wave and buildings behind it only suffered modest structural damages.
这个发现和在泰国观察到的是相似的，在那一个在巴东海滩的防波堤引起了一个海啸波的溅起，并且其后的建筑物只受到了适度的结构破坏。 yeeyan
This headmaster is very modest.
这位校长很谦虚。《新英汉大辞典》
Thus the garden was of modest but reasonable size, as is well shown in Loggan’s print of the College in1690. This was Newton’s garden.
这样这个花园虽然不大，但也有了合理的规模，正像在1690年洛根关于学院的版画很好地显示的那样，这是牛顿的花园。 yeeyan
With a modest satisfaction, he would tell that he had thought a bit himself.
他带着谦逊的满足告诉我他自己就动过一点脑筋思索过。 yeeyan
Modest controls may be legitimate in the first case, but not the second, he says.
他说，适度的控制或许在第一种情形时是合法的，但却不适用于第二种。 ecocn |