释义 |
modest /modˈist/ adjective- Unpretentious
- Unobtrusive
- Unassuming
- Diffident
- Restrained by a sense of propriety
- Decent
- Chaste
- Of thoughts or language, etc, pure and delicate
- Not excessive or extreme
- Moderate
ORIGIN: L modestus, from modus a measure modˈestly adverb modˈesty noun - The quality or fact of being modest
- A veil-like covering for the part of a woman's breast revealed by the low neckline of a dress
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