hum·ble

adjective

/ˈhʌmbl/

(comparative humbler

/ˈhʌmblə(r)/

/ˈhʌmblər/

, superlative humblest

/ˈhʌmblɪst/

)

Idioms

showing you do not think that you are as important as other people谦逊的；虚心的 synonym modest
- Be humble enough to learn from your mistakes.要虚心地从自己的错误中学习。
- my humble tribute to this great man鄙人对这位伟人的敬意
see also humility
Extra Examples
- She was very humble and apologetic.她非常谦虚并充满歉意。
- an amazing man who makes you feel quite humble一个让你觉得很谦虚的了不起的人
- She felt humble and grateful but couldn't put her feelings into words.她感到谦卑和感激，但无法用语言表达自己的感受。
- She's a loving, kind and humble woman.她是一个充满爱心、善良、谦虚的女人。
(ironic or humorous) used to suggest that you are not as important as other people, but in a way that is not sincere or not very serious（表示谦逊，但不够诚挚或认真）
- In my humble opinion, you were in the wrong.依拙见，你错了。
- My humble apologies. I did not understand.对不起。我没有弄懂。
having a low rank or social position（级别或地位）低下的，卑微的
- a man of humble birth/origins出身低微的人
- a humble occupation卑下的职业
- the daughter of a humble shopkeeper一位小店主的女儿
Extra Examples
- She was the daughter of a humble carpenter and a washerwoman.她是一个卑微的木匠和一个洗衣妇的女儿。
- He was a man who had risen from humble origins through hard work and good fortune.他是一个出身卑微，靠努力工作和好运而崛起的人。
- He is intensely proud of his humble background.他对自己卑微的出身感到非常自豪。
- He had worked his way up from humble beginnings.他从卑微的底层一路奋斗到今天的地位。
- a man of fairly humble origins出身相当卑微的人
(of a thing) not large or special in any way不大的；没有特别之处的 synonym modest
- a humble farmhouse小农舍
- The company has worked its way up from humble beginnings to become the market leader.公司已从创业期的微不足道发展成了市场的主导者。
- Most of us have never considered the humble potato as a precious gift from nature.我们大多数人从未将不起眼的马铃薯视为大自然的珍贵礼物。

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from Latin humilis ‘low, lowly’, from humus ‘ground’.

Idioms

eat humble pie

(North American English also eat crow)

to say and show that you are sorry for a mistake that you made认错；道歉；赔罪

hum·ble

verb

/ˈhʌmbl/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they humble	/ˈhʌmbl/ /ˈhʌmbl/
he / she / it humbles	/ˈhʌmblz/ /ˈhʌmblz/
past simple humbled	/ˈhʌmbld/ /ˈhʌmbld/
past participle humbled	/ˈhʌmbld/ /ˈhʌmbld/
-ing form humbling	/ˈhʌmblɪŋ/ /ˈhʌmblɪŋ/

humble somebody to make somebody feel that they are not as good or important as they thought they were贬低；使感到卑微
- He was humbled by her generosity.她的大度使他觉得自己渺小。
- a humbling experience一次令人惭愧的经历
[usually passive] to easily defeat an opponent, especially a strong or powerful one轻松打败（尤指强大的对手）
- be humbled The world champion was humbled last night in three rounds.这位世界冠军昨晚三个回合就被轻松击败。
humble yourself to show that you are not too proud to ask for something, admit that you have been wrong, etc.低声下气；谦逊；虚心
- He refused to humble himself and ask her forgiveness.他拒绝谦卑自己并请求她的原谅。