modesty 词态变化
复数: modesties;
modesty 中文词源
modesty 谦虚，谦逊来自modest,谦虚的，谦逊的。
modesty 英文词源
- modesty (n.)
- 1530s, "freedom from exaggeration, self-control," from Middle French modestie or directly from Latin modestia "moderation, sense of honor, correctness of conduct," from modestus "moderate, keeping measure, sober, gentle, temperate," from modus "measure, manner" (see mode (n.1)). Meaning "quality of having a moderate opinion of oneself" is from 1550s; that of "womanly propriety" is from 1560s.
La pudeur donne des plaisirs bien flatteurs à l'amant: elle lui fait sentir quelles lois l'on transgresse pour lui;
(Modesty both pleases and flatters a lover, for it lays stress on the laws which are being transgressed for his sake.) [Stendhal "de l'Amour," 1822]
modesty 英文释义
- 1. freedom from vanity or conceit
- 2. formality and propriety of manner
modesty 双语例句
- 1. "Your modesty is a cover for your overweening conceit," she said.
- “你表面谦虚，骨子里目中无人。”她说道。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. He plays the character with tremendous concentration combined with a pleasing modesty.
- 他表演这个角色时倾注了巨大的心血，而且非常谦虚和善。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. He accepted the award with characteristic modesty.
- 他以他一贯的谦逊态度接受了奖励。
来自《权威词典》
- 4. Modesty forbade me from mentioning that my novel had been published.
- 我不好意思说我的小说已经出版了.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. As conceit makes one lag behind, so modesty helps one make progress.
- 骄傲使人落后, 谦虚使人进步.
来自《简明英汉词典》
modesty 实用场景例句
- He accepted the award with characteristic modesty.
- 他以他一贯的谦逊态度接受了奖励。
牛津词典
- I hate false (= pretended) modesty.
- 我讨厌虚伪的谦逊。
牛津词典
- They tried to disguise the modesty of their achievements.
- 他们尽力夸大取得的成绩。
牛津词典
- His modesty does him credit, for the food he produces speaks for itself...
- 他的谦逊值得赞扬，因为他做的食物品质之高显而易见。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He plays the character with tremendous concentration combined with a pleasing modesty.
- 他表演这个角色时倾注了巨大的心血，而且非常谦虚和善。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The modesty of the town itself comes as something of a surprise.
- 这座城市本身就小得让人惊讶。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...the modesty of their prices.
- 他们价格的低廉
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He carries modesty to extremes , ie is too modest.
- 他谦虚得过分.
辞典例句
- They never lost their modesty when honours were showered upon them.
- 尽管各种荣誉接踵而至,他们始终保持谦虚的美德.
辞典例句
- Modesty forbade me from mentioning that my novel had been published.
- 我不好意思说我的小说已经出版了.
《简明英汉词典》
- Are qualities like modesty and humility things of the past?
- 虚惊,谦让等品质过时了 吗 ?
期刊摘选
- Though modesty be a virtue, yet bashfulness is a vice.
- 谦逊固为美德, 羞怯却是瑕疵.
期刊摘选
- Wherever true valor is found , true modesty will there abound. ( William Gillbert, British dramatist and poet )
- 真正的勇敢, 都包含谦虚. ( 英国剧作家、诗人吉尔伯特 )
期刊摘选
- As conceit makes one lag behind, so modesty helps one make progress.
- 骄傲使人落后, 谦虚使人进步.
《简明英汉词典》
- To a teacher, knowledge is not enough. addit wisdom and modesty.
- 对一位教师来说, 有了学识还不够, 还要加上智慧和谦虚.
期刊摘选
- Cyprian, for example, talks of exhibitions of shame and modesty.
- 例如, 希普林曾谈到羞愧跟谦逊的展示.
期刊摘选
- To speak less of one's self than what one really is, is folly, not modesty.
- 不实事求是地贬低自己, 是愚蠢, 不是谦虚.
期刊摘选
- When a woman puts off her tunic she puts off her modesty also.
- 当一个女人脱下她的长袍,她也就放下了自己的体面.
期刊摘选
- Crime burst in like a flood; Modesty, truth, and honor fled.
- 罪恶象洪水一样泛滥成灾, 谦虚 、 真理和尊严逃得无影无踪.
期刊摘选
- He's a man of great knowledge, but he always maintains an attitude of modesty.
- 他知识丰富, 但总是保持谦逊的态度.
期刊摘选
- Modesty is the bridge to process.
- 虚心是通向进步的桥.
期刊摘选
- Modesty becomes a young man.
- 年轻人宜彬彬有礼.
期刊摘选
- Modesty helps one to go forward.
- 虚心使人进步.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- Modesty helps one to go forward [ make progress ]; conceit makes one lag behind.
- 虚心 使人进步, 骄傲使人落后.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The girl flushed from modesty when the man praised her appearance.
- 那男人夸奖这姑娘长得漂亮时,她羞得脸红了.
《简明英汉词典》
- Modesty is a kind of virtue.
- 谦虚是一种美德.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- You are just the person for the job. Don't decline out of modesty.
- 你做这工作再合适不过, 不要谦让了.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
