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

单词	modesty
释义	mod·es·ty \ˈmädə̇stē, -ti\ noun (-es) Etymology: Latin modestia, from modestus moderate, modest + -ia -y 1. a. archaic : freedom from excess or exaggeration : moderation < an excellent play … set down with as much modesty as cunning — Shakespeare > b. : freedom from conceit or vanity : an awareness of one's limitations < has great natural modesty, with a stronger dependence on my judgment than on his own — Jane Austen > < modesty … is essential to anyone who deals successfully with nature, since the ego must be capable of awe — L.J.Halle > c. : freedom from coarseness, indelicacy, or indecency : a regard for propriety in dress, speech, or conduct < while retaining all her modesty, had lost all her shyness — Arnold Bennett > < that affectation of extreme shyness, silence, and reserve, which misses in their teens are apt to take for an amiable modesty — Sir Walter Scott > 2. : a plain or decorative fill-in for a low neckline especially of a dress 3. : limitation in size, amount, or extent < operates on a budget appropriate to the modesty of its quarters — Report: (Canadian) Royal Commission on National Development > 4. a. : hare's-ear 1 b. : flower-of-an-hour
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