modesty

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n. 谦逊, 质朴, 羞怯

发音

US /ˈmɒd.ə.sti/

词形变化

modesties 复数 modesties plurals of modesty

教材释义与例句

名词

谦逊；质朴；稳重

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The quality of being modest; having a limited and not overly high opinion of oneself and one's abilities.

    谦虚

    不可数
  2. 2.

    Moderate behaviour; reserve.

    不可数
  3. 3.

    Pudency, avoidance of sexual explicitness.

    不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

reserve modestness

反义词 1

immodesty

上位词 4

decency propriety correctitude properness

下位词 5

demureness Grundyism primness prudery prudishness

相关短语

modesty panel modesty panels modesty board modesty boards modesty piece modesty pieces modesty bag modesty bags modesty bit modesty bits modesty glasses false modesty 故作谦虚 outrage of modesty outrages of modesty

词源

Borrowed from Middle French modestie, from Latin modestia; equivalent to modest + -y.

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