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单词 modesty
释义 modesty
UK ['mɒd.ɪ.sti] US ['mɑ:.dɪ-] noun uncountable
QUIET SUCCESS 成功而不张扬 approving
■when someone doesn't usually talk about or make obvious their abilities and achievements 谦虚,谦逊
She does a lot of work for charities, but her modesty forbids her from talking about it.她为慈善事业做了许多工作,但她很谦虚,对之从不谈论。
in all modesty approving
■said when you want to say something good about yourself, but do not want to seem to think you are too important (用于谦逊地谈论自己的优点时)并不是要自夸
Quite frankly, and in all modesty, we'd probably have lost the game if I hadn't been playing.并不是要自夸,然而,坦白说,如果我不上场,我们可能已经输掉这场比赛。
UK ['mɒd.ɪ.sti] US ['mɑ:.dɪ-] noun uncountable
CLOTHES/BEHAVIOUR 衣服/行为 old-fashioned
■the quality, in women, of dressing or behaving in a way which is intended to avoid attracting sexual interest (女子的衣着、举止等)端庄,正派,朴素
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