modesty

noun

/ˈmɒdəsti/

/ˈmɑːdəsti/

[uncountable]

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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 Dictionary
adjective
- characteristic
- natural
- typical
- …
verb + modesty
- display
- show
- preserve
- …
modesty + verb
- forbid somebody
preposition
- with modesty
- modesty about
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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 Dictionary
adjective
- characteristic
- natural
- typical
- …
verb + modesty
- display
- show
- preserve
- …
modesty + verb
- forbid somebody
preposition
- with modesty
- modesty about
See full entry
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。