modesty

modesty

英 ['mɒdɪstɪ]
　　美 ['mɑdəsti]

n. 謙遜；質樸；穩重

中文詞源：

modesty 謙虛，謙遜

來自modest,謙虛的，謙遜的。

例句：

1. "Your modesty is a cover for your overweening conceit," she said.
“你表面謙虛，骨子裡目中無人。”她說道。

2. He plays the character with tremendous concentration combined with a pleasing modesty.
他表演這個角色時傾註瞭巨大的心血，而且非常謙虛和善。

3. He accepted the award with characteristic modesty.
他以他一貫的謙遜態度接受瞭獎勵。

4. Modesty forbade me from mentioning that my novel had been published.
我不好意思說我的小說已經出版瞭.

5. As conceit makes one lag behind, so modesty helps one make progress.
驕傲使人落後, 謙虛使人進步.