modest

音标发音

• 英式音标 [ˈmɒd.ɪst]
• 美式音标 [ˈmɑː.dɪst]
• 国际音标 ['mɔdist]
• 英式发音
• 美式发音

基本解释

• adj. 谦虚的，谦逊的；适度的；端庄的；羞怯的
• n. (Modest)人名；(罗)莫代斯特；(德)莫德斯特；(俄)莫杰斯特

词源解说

• 16世纪60年代进入英语，直接源自法语的modeste；最初源自古典拉丁语的modestus，意为（行为）等保持一定尺度内。

词根记忆

• mod(方式；风度) + est→有风度的→谦虚的
• mod(适合) + est→适合的→谦虚的；适度的
• mod(风度) + est→做事讲究风度→谦让的
• mode(方式；时尚) + (e)st(表最高级)→最时尚的也许也是最“朴实的”→朴实的

同根派生

• modest

• modest相关词

用法辨析

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”。

• modest使用方法
• modest详细辨析

英汉例句

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。

用作表语: S+be+～

• Really great men are essentially modest.
  真正的伟人大都很谦虚。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

• The young actress is very modest about her success.
  那位年轻女演员对她的成功很谦虚。

S+be+～+to- v

• She 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。

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词组短语

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 她对自己得奖非常谦虚;对……不夸耀的
• modest in 在…方面谦虚的,在…方面不过分的

短语

• modest a 有节制的;谨慎的;谦虚的;端庄的

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英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• (NOT LARGE) not large in size or amount, or not expensive
• (QUIETLY SUCCESSFUL) not usually talking about or making obvious your own abilities and achievements
• (CLOTHES/BEHAVIOUR) used to describe something, such as a woman's clothes or behaviour, that is intended to avoid attracting sexual interest

柯林斯英英字典

• A modest house or other building is not large or expensive.
• You use modest to describe something such as an amount, rate, or improvement which is fairly small.
• modestly
• If you say that someone is modest, you approve of them because they do not talk much about their abilities or achievements.
• modestly

• modest剑桥字典
• modest柯林斯字典

专业释义

艺术学

• 质朴

  The art of his modest oil painting is astonishing. His artistic talent, grievous life experience, and pious pursuit of and persistent quest for art, all these combined build up his brilliant career of art.
  他质朴的油画艺术使人震惊，他的艺术天赋，痛苦的人生经历，虔诚的艺术追求，持久的探索造就了他辉煌艺术面貌。

  心理学

• 谦虚

  The relation between modest and trait self-enhancement is influenced by the traits? cultural color.
  6.南京学生的谦虚水平与其特质自我增强之间的关系受到特质文化色彩的影响。

• 谦虚的