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单词 meek
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
meek /mik/USA pronunciation   adj., -er, -est. 
  1. humbly patient.
  2. timid;
    spiritless;
    tame.
meek•ly, adv. 
meek•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
meek  (mēk),USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est. 
  1. humbly patient or docile, as under provocation from others.
  2. overly submissive or compliant;
    spiritless;
    tame.
  3. [Obs.]gentle;
    kind.
  • Old Norse mjūkr soft, mild, meek
  • Middle English meke, meoc 1150–1200
meekly, adv. 
meekness, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged forbearing; yielding; unassuming; pacific, calm, soft. See gentle. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
meek /miːk/ adj
  1. patient, long-suffering, or submissive in disposition or nature; humble
  2. spineless or spiritless; compliant
Etymology: 12th Century: related to Old Norse mjūkr amenable; compare Welsh mwytho to soften

ˈmeekly adv ˈmeekness n
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