modest单词什么意思_modest单词解释 modest的反义词modest的例句

形容词谦虚的，谦逊的; 适度的，适中的; 端庄的; 羞怯的

形容词smallshyplainquietunpretentiousbashfulsimplehumble

形容词immodestarrogantpretentious

1. 谦虚：4.谦虚(Modest). 谦虚是中国人的传统美德之一. 中国人常常是自我否定来表示谦虚. 当受到别人赞扬时,自己却贬损自己. 中国人在听到别人赞美自己的长相、衣服漂亮时,往往会谦虚一番:哪里,哪里. 当这种赞扬遭到中国人拒绝时,

2. 中庸：公平地来讲,现在中国企业仍然处于比较中庸(modest)的阶段,野心不宜过大. 若维特:给中国企业的一个建议是,中国企业要有清晰的计划和战略目标,首先要集中经营,业务能力要不断地练习才能得到显著的增长. 为什么有些收购会破坏公司的价值?

1. (房屋等)不太大的，不算昂贵的，普通的
A modest house or other building is not large or expensive.

e.g. ...the modest home of a family who lived off the land...
靠土地过活的一户人家的简朴住房
e.g. A one-night stay in a modest hotel costs around ￡35.
在普通的旅店里过一夜要花费约35英镑。

2. (数量、比率或改进程度)不太高的，适度的，适中的
You use modest to describe something such as an amount, rate, or improvement which is fairly small.

e.g. Swiss unemployment rose to the still modest rate of 0.7%...
瑞士的失业率上升到了0.7%，这个百分比仍然不算太高。
e.g. The democratic reforms have been modest...
民主改革的力度并不太大。

adj

1. limited in size or scope

e.g. a small business
a newspaper with a modest circulation
small-scale plans
a pocket-size country

Synonym: minorsmallsmall-scalepocket-sizepocket-sized

2. not large but sufficient in size or amount

e.g. a modest salary
modest inflation
helped in my own small way

Synonym: small

3. not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance

4. marked by simplicity
having a humble opinion of yourself

e.g. a modest apartment
too modest to wear his medals

5. free from pomp or affectation

e.g. comfortable but modest cottages
a simple rectangular brick building
a simple man with simple tastes

6. humble in spirit or manner
suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness

e.g. meek and self-effacing

Synonym: meekmild

7. low or inferior in station or quality

e.g. a humble cottage
a lowly parish priest
a modest man of the people
small beginnings

Synonym: humblelowlowlysmall