| 单词 | humbled |
| 释义 | humbled (once / 1631 pages) adj Someone who's humbled is made to feel less proud — they're chastened or deflated. A humbled sports star might be one who addresses the public after being punished for cheating. Your favorite basketball team is humbled if they lose badly to one of the worst teams in the league, and your schoolmate is humbled after bragging that he had straight As, only to get a miserable report card. In both cases, the humbled person or group has been brought down to earth, or taken down a peg. They're a little bit embarrassed and a little bit subdued. The Latin root is humilis, "lowly," and literally, "on the ground." WORD FAMILYhumble: humbled, humbleness, humbler, humbles, humblest, humbling, humblingly, humbly USAGE EXAMPLESAt the other end of the table, Swansea and Sunderland were both humbled, while champions Leicester got a much-needed win. BBC(Jan 01, 2017) When he leaned into the more familiar parts of his catalog, the crowd received him rapturously, and he seemed humbled by the affection. New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) We are humbled to be included in such impressive company and grateful to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for this... The Guardian(Dec 20, 2016) adj subdued or brought low in condition or status Syn broken, crushed, humiliated, low humble marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful |
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