| 释义 |
| | | | NOUN | | | | | /ˈmɒdɪsti/ | | | | | 1 | the tendency not to talk about yourself , your achievements, or your abilities even if you are successful 谦逊；谦虚 | false modesty (=pretending to be modest) 故作谦虚 | | | | | 2 | behaviour , especially by women , that is designed to avoid causing sexual feelings in other people 端庄；正派 | | 2a | a feeling of being shy or embarrassed about other people seeing your body 羞怯；腼腆 | | | | PHRASE | | - | modesty forbids/prevents me from doing sth humorous
| | used for saying that you do not want to talk about yourself , your achievements, or your abilities | | 我不想自夸 | | | | | | |