mod·es·ty
noun/ˈmɒdəsti/
/ˈmɑːdəsti/
[uncountable]- the fact of not talking much about your abilities or possessions
谦虚；谦逊 - He accepted the award with characteristic modesty.
他以他一贯的谦逊态度接受了奖项。 - I hate false (= pretended) modesty.
我讨厌虚伪的谦逊。
Extra Examples- Modesty forbade me from mentioning that my novel had been published.
我不好意思提起我的小说已经出版了。 - She accepted their congratulations with becoming modesty.
她不卑不亢地接受了他们的祝贺。 - his modesty about his achievements
他不夸耀自己的成就
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- characteristic
- natural
- typical
- …
- display
- show
- preserve
- …
- forbid somebody
- with modesty
- modesty about
- He accepted the award with characteristic modesty.
- the action of behaving or dressing so that you do not show your body or attract sexual attention
庄重；朴素；贤淑 - I wore a towel to preserve my modesty.
为了不失体面，我围了一条大毛巾。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- characteristic
- natural
- typical
- …
- display
- show
- preserve
- …
- forbid somebody
- with modesty
- modesty about
- I wore a towel to preserve my modesty.
- the state of being not very large, expensive, important, etc.
不突出；有限 - They tried to disguise the modesty of their achievements.
他们不想让人知道自己取得的那一点成绩。
- They tried to disguise the modesty of their achievements.