| 单词 | humbly |
| 释义 | humblehumble1 /ˈhʌmbəl/ ●○○ adjective 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 |
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