modest

英['m?d?st] 美['mɑd?st]

比較級:?more modest;最高級:?most modest;副詞:?modestly;

1. 在中國最適合的模式就是要謙虛。
2. 毛主席經常教導我們：謙虛使人進步，驕傲使人落后。

modest 謙虛的，謙遜的

來自mode,模式，方式，尺度，-est,形容詞后綴。引申詞義有尺度的，謙遜的，謙虛的等。比較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.

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

2. The wine towns encountered are, on the whole, quiet and modest.: 所到的酒鎮總的來說都是寧靜祥和的。

3. The result reflects a modest rightward shift in opinion.: 結果顯示輿論出現一定程度的右傾。

4. Swiss unemployment rose to the still modest rate of 0.7%.: 瑞士的失業率上升到了0.7%，這個百分比仍然不算太高。

5. There has been a modest upturn in most parts of the industry.: 該行業的絕大部分領域都出現了一定程度的好轉。