单词 | humble |
释义 | hum·ble ![]() adj. hum·bler, hum·blest 1. Marked by meekness or modesty in behavior, attitude, or spirit; not arrogant or prideful. 2. Showing deferential or submissive respect: a humble apology. 3. Low in rank, quality, or station; unpretentious or lowly: a humble cottage. tr.v. hum·bled, hum·bling, hum·bles 1. To cause to feel humble: "He was humbled by the lack of consolation in Kornblum's expression" (Michael Chabon). 2. To cause to have a lower condition or status; abase. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin humilis, low, lowly, from humus, ground; see dhghem- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] humble·ness n. humbler n. humbly adv. |
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