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

adjective | verb

humblehumble1 /ˈhʌmbəl/ ●○○ adjective

ETYMOLOGYhumble¹

Origin: 1200-1300 Old French Latin humilis low, humble, from humus earth

COLLOCATIONS► humble apologies

Please accept my humble apologies.

► humble beginnings/origins

The senator rose from humble beginnings on an Iowa farm.

1approving not considering yourself or your ideas to be as important as other people’s OPP proud: a humble and modest man Please accept my humble apologies.2relating to a low social class or position: a humble house on a back streethumble beginnings/origins The senator rose from humble beginnings on an Iowa farm.3in my humble opinion spoken used to give your opinion about something in a slightly humorous way4my humble abode humorous said when you are talking about your house to suggest it is not big, nice, or expensive: Welcome to our humble abode.5[only before noun] simple, ordinary, and not special: Scientists say the humble potato may be the key to feeding the world’s population.6eat humble pie to admit that you were wrong about something [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French, Latin humilis low, humble, from humus earth]—humbly adverb → see also humility

adjective | verb

humblehumble2 verb

VERB TABLE

humble

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	humble
	he, she, it	humbles
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	humbled
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have humbled
	he, she, it	has humbled
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had humbled
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will humble
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have humbled

Continuous Form
Present	I	am humbling
	he, she, it	is humbling
	you, we, they	are humbling
Past	I, he, she, it	was humbling
	you, we, they	were humbling
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been humbling
	he, she, it	has been humbling
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been humbling
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be humbling
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been humbling

1be humbled if you are humbled, you realize that you are not as important, good, powerful, etc. as you thought you were: You can’t help but be humbled when you walk into this magnificent cathedral.2[transitive] to easily defeat someone who is much stronger than you are: A band of soldiers had humbled the mighty army.3humble yourself formal to show that you are not too proud to ask for something, admit you are wrong, etc.: In the end I had to humble myself and ask them to help.—humbling adjective: a humbling experience