英语词汇“modest”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-学习网

主要翻译
英语		中文
modest adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall* girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."*	(person: not boastful) (人)	谦虚的，谦逊的
	Kate was very modest and didn't like too much attention.
	凯特十分谦虚，不喜欢引起过多的注意。
modest adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall* girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."*	(small in scope)	规模不太大的 guī mó bú tài dà de
		适度的 shì dù de
		适中的 shì zhōng de
	The business was a modest venture.
	这家公司的规模适中。
modest adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall* girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."*	(change, increase)	不太大的 bú tài dà de
		不太多的 bú tài duō de
		些许的 xiē xǔ de
	The stock values saw a modest rise yesterday.
	昨天股票价格有了些许增长。
modest adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall* girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."*	(thing: simple, not elaborate) (事物)	简朴的，朴素的，不虚饰浮夸的
	Kelsey prepared a modest dinner for herself.
	凯斯丽给自己做了一顿朴素的晚餐。
modest adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall* girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."*	(woman: reserved, prudish) (女子)	端庄纯洁的，朴素正派的
	Women in this period were expected to be modest and demure.
	这一时期的女性必须端庄纯洁，且坐立娴静。
modest adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall* girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."*	(clothing: non-revealing) (衣着)	端庄的，朴素大方的
	Rachel always wore very modest clothing.
	瑞秋的衣着总是非常朴素大方。

复合形式：
英语		中文
modest price nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	(reasonable or moderate cost)	适中的价位 shì zhōng de jià wèi
	The car was being sold at a modest price.

Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011:

modest ['m%dIst] adj

1 (=small)
[+ amount, improvement] 少量的 shǎoliàng de
[+ house, flat] 朴(樸)素的 pǔsù de

2 (=not boastful)
[+ person] 谦(謙)虚(虛)的 qiānxū de

3 (=decent)
[+ woman, clothes, behaviour] 端庄(莊)的 duānzhuāng de

在这些条目还发现'modest'：

在英文解释里：

conservative - coy - demure - humbly - low - lowly - moderate price - small - unassuming - undramatic - unprepossessing

中文：

谦虚 - 虚心 - 谦 - 逊