modest
英['mɒdɪst] 美['mɑːdɪst]
"a modest apartment"
"too modest to wear his medals"
"a modest salary"
"modest inflation"
"helped in my own small way"
"comfortable but modest cottages"
"a simple rectangular brick building"
"a simple man with simple tastes"
"a humble cottage"
"a lowly parish priest"
"a modest man of the people"
"small beginnings"
"meek and self-effacing"
"a small business"
"a newspaper with a modest circulation"
"small-scale plans"
"a pocket-size country"
1.(房屋等)不太大的，不算昂贵的，普通的
Amodest house or other building is not large or expensive.
e.g. ...themodest home of a family who lived off the land...
靠土地过活的一户人家的简朴住房
e.g. A one-night stay in amodest hotel costs around £35.
在普通的旅店里过一夜要花费约35英镑。
2.(数量、比率或改进程度)不太高的，适度的，适中的
You usemodest to describe something such as an amount, rate, or improvement which is fairly small.
e.g. Swiss unemployment rose to the stillmodest rate of 0.7%...
瑞士的失业率上升到了0.7%，这个百分比仍然不算太高。
e.g. The democratic reforms have beenmodest...
民主改革的力度并不太大。
3.谦虚的;谦恭的;谦逊的
If you say that someone ismodest, you approve of them because they do not talk much about their abilities or achievements.
e.g. He'smodest, as well as being a great player...
他是一名谦虚而伟大的运动员。
e.g. Lord Carrington ismodest about his achievements.
卡林顿勋爵对自己取得的成绩非常谦虚。
4.(女性或其衣着)端庄的，保守的;(行为)正派的，检点的
You can describe a woman asmodest when she avoids doing or wearing anything that might cause men to have sexual feelings towards her. You can also describe her clothes or behaviour asmodest .
modest
e.g. Asian women are moremodest and shy, yet they tend to have an inner force...
亚洲女性表现得更为端庄腼腆，却往往外柔内刚。
e.g. Respect the local etiquete.modest clothing is often preferable to revealing shorts and tight-fitting tops.
要尊重当地的礼节。朴素端庄的衣着往往比暴露的短裤和紧身上衣更合适。
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1. 谦虚：4.谦虚(modest). 谦虚是中国人的传统美德之一. 中国人常常是自我否定来表示谦虚. 当受到别人赞扬时,自己却贬损自己. 中国人在听到别人赞美自己的长相、衣服漂亮时,往往会谦虚一番:哪里,哪里. 当这种赞扬遭到中国人拒绝时,
2. 中庸：公平地来讲,现在中国企业仍然处于比较中庸(modest)的阶段,野心不宜过大. 若维特:给中国企业的一个建议是,中国企业要有清晰的计划和战略目标,首先要集中经营,业务能力要不断地练习才能得到显著的增长. 为什么有些收购会破坏公司的价值?
We should be modest and prudent.
我们应该谦虚谨慎。
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。
She continued to lead a quiet and modest life.
她仍然过着安静、有节制的生活。
modest improvements'/reforms
不太显著的改进 / 改革
He charged a relatively modest fee.
他收取的费用不算高。
a modest little house
简朴的小房子
The research was carried out on a modest scale.
这个研究项目开展的规模不算太大。
She's very modest about her success.
她对自己的成功非常谦虚。
You're too modest!
你太谦虚了！
a modest dress
端庄的连衣裙
...the modest home of a family who lived off the land...
靠土地过活的一户人家的简朴住房
A one-night stay in a modest hotel costs around 'u00a335.
在普通的旅店里过一夜要花费约35英镑。
Swiss unemployment rose to the still modest rate of 0.7%...
瑞士的失业率上升到了0.7%，这个百分比仍然不算太高。
The democratic reforms have been modest...
民主改革的力度并不太大。
He's modest, as well as being a great player...
他是一名谦虚而伟大的运动员。
Lord Carrington is modest about his achievements.
卡林顿勋爵对自己取得的成绩非常谦虚。
Asian women are more modest and shy, yet they tend to have an inner force...
亚洲女性表现得更为端庄腼腆，却往往外柔内刚。
Respect the local etiquete. modest clothing is often preferable to revealing shorts and tight-fitting tops.
要尊重当地的礼节。朴素端庄的衣着往往比暴露的短裤和紧身上衣更合适。
It's not that I still love you, it's not'cause I want you back.
倒不是我还爱着你, 也不是因为我想让你回来.
Be modest when you are on the crest of the wave.
在最得意的时候要谦虚.
You can make progress only if you are modest.
惟虚心乃能进步.
Be modest in learning , for complacency is the enemy of study.
学习要虚心, 自满是敌人.
Really great men are essentially modest.
真正的伟人大都很谦虚.
Be modest and prudent, never lag behind!
谦虚谨慎, 永不落后!
He is modest in his behaviour.
他态度谦逊.
He is modest about his merit.
他对自己的优点很谦虚.
After making a few modest remarks he finally promised to do the work.
他谦虚了一番,终于接受了这项工作.
The price is very modest.
价格是适中的.
Leonard..sat in modest silence, with lowered eyes.
出自：J. F. LehmannHe was too modest to believe that Penelope could have fallen in love with him.
出自：B. Pym