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BNC: 11417 COCA: 11845

modesty

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mod·es·ty /ˈmɒdəsti $ ˈmɑː-/ noun [uncountableU]  
1 MODESTa modest way of behaving or talking 谦虚,谦逊,谦恭
 ‘Anyone else would have done the same thing, ’ he said with typical modesty.
换了谁都会这么做的。他带着一贯的谦虚说道。
2. SHOW/LET somebody SEE somethingunwillingness to show your body or do anything that may attract sexual interest 保守;端庄
3 in all modesty spokenPROUD used when you want to talk about something good you have done, but you do not want to seem too proud 毫不自夸地,实实在在地〔用于不失谦逊地承认自己的功劳〕
 I think in all modesty that I can take some small credit for the team’s success.
不是我自夸,我想团队的成功有我一份小小的功劳。
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4. modesty forbids spokenPROUD used when saying jokingly that you do not want to talk about your achievements 还是免谈了罢〔用于开玩笑地表示不想谈论自己的成就〕
false modesty at false(4)
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mod·es·ty noun
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BNC: 11417 COCA: 11845
modesty

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ADJECTIVE | VERB + MODESTY | MODESTY + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEcharacteristic, natural, typical特有的/天生的/典型的謙遜She accepted their congratulations with typical modesty.她以典型的謙虛姿態接受了他們的祝賀。false虛假的謙遜feminine女性的謙和Her strong will was hidden behind apparent feminine modesty.她的堅強意志隱藏在嬌柔謙和的外表之下。VERB + MODESTYdisplay, show表現得謙遜preserve保持端莊I wore a towel to preserve my modesty.為了不失體面,我圍了一條大毛巾。MODESTY + VERBforbid sb羞怯使某人無法⋯Modesty forbade me from mentioning that my novel had been published.我不好意思提起我的小說已經出版了。PREPOSITIONwith modesty謙遜地She spoke with characteristic modesty.她以特有的謙遜口吻講話。modesty about對⋯不誇耀his modesty about his achievements他不誇耀自己的成就
BNC: 11417 COCA: 11845
BNC: 11417 COCA: 11845
modesty
Humble and not proud: humble, modest, unassuming...
Morally good or correct behaviour: virtue, goodness, purity...
Shame or embarrassment: shame, embarrassment, guilt...

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