modest

英 ['mɒdɪst] 美 ['mɑdɪst]

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※ 提供单词"modest"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

modest 谦虚的，谦逊的

来自mode,模式，方式，尺度，-est,形容词后缀。引申词义有尺度的，谦逊的，谦虚的等。比较moderate.

modest: modest: [16] Etymologically, modest means ‘kept within due measure’. It comes via French from Latin modestus, a derivative of the same source as produced English moderate. This was *modes-, a close relative of Latin modus ‘measure’ (from which English gets mode and model).
=> mode, model
modest (adj.): 1560s, "having moderate self-regard," from Middle French modeste (14c.), from Latin modestus "keeping due measure" (see modesty). Of women, "not improper or lewd," 1590s; of female attire, 1610s. Of demands, etc., c. 1600. Related: Modestly.

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1. Though his background was modest, it was in no sense deprived.: 尽管他家境一般，但也并不算贫穷。

2. The wine towns encountered are, on the whole, quiet and modest.: 所到的酒镇总的来说都是宁静祥和的。

3. The result reflects a modest rightward shift in opinion.: 结果显示舆论出现一定程度的右倾。

4. Swiss unemployment rose to the still modest rate of 0.7%.: 瑞士的失业率上升到了0.7%，这个百分比仍然不算太高。

5. There has been a modest upturn in most parts of the industry.: 该行业的绝大部分领域都出现了一定程度的好转。