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n. 谦逊；质朴；稳重
n.
谦虚，谦逊；稳重；端庄；朴实，质朴
变形
复数：modesties
英英释义
modesty[ 'mɔdisti ]
n.
freedom from vanity or conceit
同义词：modestness
formality and propriety of manner
同义词：reserve
双语例句
用作名词(n.)
Rules and modesty destroy genius and art.
规则与谦逊会毁掉天才和艺术。
Modesty seems to run in the family.
谦逊似乎是这家庭中的特色。
Modesty helps one to go forward.
虚心使人进步。
You already have a natural beauty and modesty.
你已有了天然的美貌和端庄。
Modesty is a big issue in Nigeria these days.
当前，衣着端庄朴实已成了尼日利亚的一个大问题。
Modesty is a big issue in Nigeria these days.
当前，衣着端庄朴实已成了尼日利亚的一个大问题。
She did not find that the emptiness and conceit of the one put her at all out of charity with the modesty and worth of the other.
她根本不觉得其中一个的空洞与虚伪剥夺了她对另外那一位的朴实与真挚所怀的喜爱。
权威例句
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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]
1. Modesty helps one to make progress, conceit makes one lag behind.
虚心使人进步，骄傲使人落后。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
2. His modesty is all put on.
他的虚心是假装出来的。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
3. He behaved with a becoming modesty/with a modesty becoming his junior position.
他举止间有一种颇为适度的谦恭[有一种适合於其下级地位的谦恭].
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
4. her becoming modesty
与她相称 [她那种得体] 的淑静
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
5. He has the grace of modesty.
他有谦逊这一个可取的地方。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
6. virgin blushes [modesty]
处女般的娇羞 [娴静]
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
7. Her modesty prevented her from making her real feelings known to him.
她由于羞怯未曾向他吐露真情实意。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
8. She simulated modesty.
她装出端庄 [谦虚] 的样子。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
9. Decorum and modesty are excellent reasons for you to want a separate room in which to change.
你需要一间单独更衣室，这是出于礼貌和文明考虑。
-- 来源 -- About Face 3交互设计精髓
10. His modesty won him praises.
他的谦虚为他赢得了赞扬。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
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