modesty
- KK[ˋmɑdɪstɪ]
- DJ[ˋmɔdisti]
美式
- 謙遜，虛心；（尤指女性的）端莊，穩重
- 釋義
- 同反義
不可數名詞
- 1. 謙遜，虛心 What we like the most about the great man is his modesty. 對那位偉人，我們最喜歡他的謙虛。
- 2. （尤指女性的）端莊，穩重
- 3. 羞怯 Her modesty prevented her from making her real feelings known to him. 她由於羞怯未曾向他吐露真情實意。
- 4. 節制，中肯
- 5. 樸素 The modesty of their home belies their great wealth. 他們簡樸的家使人們看不出他們擁有巨額財富。
