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modesty

noun
/ˈmɒdəsti/
/ˈmɑːdəsti/
[uncountable]
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  1. the fact of not talking much about your abilities or possessions谦虚;谦逊
    • He accepted the award with characteristic modesty.他以他一贯的谦逊态度接受了奖项。
    • I hate false (= pretended) modesty.我讨厌虚伪的谦逊。
    Extra Examples
    • Modesty forbade me from mentioning that my novel had been published.我不好意思提起我的小说已经出版了。
    • She accepted their congratulations with becoming modesty.她不卑不亢地接受了他们的祝贺。
    • his modesty about his achievements他不夸耀自己的成就
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • characteristic
    • natural
    • typical
    verb + modesty
    • display
    • show
    • preserve
    modesty + verb
    • forbid somebody
    preposition
    • with modesty
    • modesty  about
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  2. the action of behaving or dressing so that you do not show your body or attract sexual attention庄重;朴素;贤淑
    • I wore a towel to preserve my modesty.为了不失体面,我围了一条大毛巾。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • characteristic
    • natural
    • typical
    verb + modesty
    • display
    • show
    • preserve
    modesty + verb
    • forbid somebody
    preposition
    • with modesty
    • modesty  about
    See full entry
  3. the state of being not very large, expensive, important, etc.不突出;有限
    • They tried to disguise the modesty of their achievements.他们不想让人知道自己取得的那一点成绩。

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