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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   humble

   • IPA[ˈhəmb(ə)l]

   美式

   • adj.
     having or showing a modest or low estimate of one's own importance；(of an action or thought) offered with or affected by a modest estimate of one's own importance
   • v.
     lower (someone) in dignity or importance；decisively defeat (another team or competitor, typically one that was previously thought to be superior)
2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   adj.

   形容詞

   • 1. having or showing a modest or low estimate of one's own importance he was humble about his stature as one of rock history's most influential guitarists 同義詞 meek, deferential, respectful, submissive, self-effacing, ... 更多unassertive, unpresuming, modest, unassuming, self-deprecating, free from vanity, hiding one's light under a bushel, obsequious, sycophantic, servile, mim, archaicresistless反義詞 proud, overbearing
   • ▪ (of an action or thought) offered with or affected by a modest estimate of one's own importance my humble apologies
   • 2. of low social, administrative, or political rank she came from a humble, unprivileged background 同義詞 low-ranking, low, lowly, lower-class, plebeian, ... 更多proletarian, working-class, undistinguished, poor, mean, ignoble, of low birth, low-born, of low rank, common, commonplace, ordinary, simple, inferior, unimportant, unremarkable, insignificant, inconsequential, informalplebby, archaicbaseborn反義詞 noble
   • 3. (of a thing) of modest pretensions or dimensions he built the business empire from humble beginnings 同義詞 unpretentious, modest, unostentatious, plain, simple, ... 更多ordinary反義詞 grand

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. lower (someone) in dignity or importance I knew he had humbled himself to ask for my help 同義詞 humiliate, abase, demean, belittle, lower, ... 更多degrade, debase, bring down, bring low, mortify, shame, put to shame, abash, subdue, chasten, make someone eat humble pie, take down a peg or two, informalput down, cut down to size, settle someone's hash, make someone eat crow
   • ▪ decisively defeat (another team or competitor, typically one that was previously thought to be superior) he was humbled by his political opponents 同義詞 defeat, beat, beat hollow, crush, trounce, ... 更多conquer, vanquish, rout, smash, overwhelm, get the better of, give a drubbing to, bring someone to their knees, informallick, clobber, hammer, slaughter, murder, massacre, crucify, wipe the floor with, walk all over, shellac, blow out, cream, skunk, own反義詞 be victorious over

   片語

   • eat humble pie
   • your humble servant
   • my humble abode