单词	meekness
释义	meekmeek /miːk/ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINmeek Origin: 1100-1200 Old Norse mjukr ‘soft’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES a shy, meek little child This movie, with its violent scenes, is definitely not for the meek. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS And Cilley was, if anything, the meeker of the two. For years she'd been so meek, so biddable to this man, and all for what? From my perspective as an adult, they were rather gentle people, maybe even meek. Like Mum, they were good and meek and deserved more love. Moments later, when the air had stilled, two meek men arrived. Most guitarists know people who can outplay them in some way and so most register somewhere on the meek and self-effacing scale. Seemingly meek and self-effacing, she was in fact strong-willed and fiercely passionate. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► meek and mild  He was always so meek and mild. very quiet and gentle and unwilling to argue with people:  He was always so meek and mild.—meekly adverb:  ‘All right,’ said Neil meekly.—meekness noun [uncountable]
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