meek
adjective/miːk/
/miːk/
(comparative meeker, superlative meekest)
- quiet, gentle, and always ready to do what other people want without expressing your own opinion
温顺的；谦恭的；驯服的 - They called her Miss Mouse because she was so meek and mild.
他们称她为“鼠小姐”，因为她总是那么懦弱温和。 - They hung their heads in meek submission.
他们温顺地低着头。
- They called her Miss Mouse because she was so meek and mild.
- the meeknoun [plural] people who are meek
温顺的人；谦恭的人 - Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
温柔的人有福了，因为他们必承受土地。
- Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
Word OriginMiddle English me(o)c (also in the sense ‘courteous or indulgent’), from Old Norse mjúkr ‘soft, gentle’.