英语词汇“modesty”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

modesty

(mɒdɪsti )

1. uncountable noun

Someone who shows modesty does not talk much about their abilities or achievements. [approval]

His modesty does him credit, for the food he produces speaks for itself.

He plays the character with tremendous concentration combined with a pleasing modesty.

Synonyms: reserve, decency, humility, shyness

2. uncountable noun

You can refer to the modesty of something such as a place or amount when it is fairly small.

The modesty of the town itself comes as something of a surprise. [+ of]

...the modesty of their prices.

Synonyms: plainness, simplicity, ordinariness, unpretentiousness

3. uncountable noun

If someone, especially a woman, shows modesty, they dress and behave in a way that is intended to avoid causing sexual feelings in other people.

There were shrieks of embarrassment as the girls struggled to protect their modesty.

Synonyms: decorum, virtue, decency, delicacy

Quotations:

Small is the worth
Of beauty from the light retir'd;
Bid her come forth,
Suffer herself to be desir'd,
And not blush so to be admir'dEdmund WallerGo Lovely Rose!

Translations:

Chinese: 谦虚

Japanese: 謙虚

单词	modesty
释义	modesty (mɒdɪsti ) 1. uncountable noun Someone who shows modesty does not talk much about their abilities or achievements. [approval] His modesty does him credit, for the food he produces speaks for itself. He plays the character with tremendous concentration combined with a pleasing modesty. Synonyms: reserve, decency, humility, shyness 2. uncountable noun You can refer to the modesty of something such as a place or amount when it is fairly small. The modesty of the town itself comes as something of a surprise. [+ of] ...the modesty of their prices. Synonyms: plainness, simplicity, ordinariness, unpretentiousness 3. uncountable noun If someone, especially a woman, shows modesty, they dress and behave in a way that is intended to avoid causing sexual feelings in other people. There were shrieks of embarrassment as the girls struggled to protect their modesty. Synonyms: decorum, virtue, decency, delicacy Quotations: Small is the worth Of beauty from the light retir'd; Bid her come forth, Suffer herself to be desir'd, And not blush so to be admir'dEdmund WallerGo Lovely Rose! Translations: Chinese: 谦虚 Japanese: 謙虚
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