Learner's definition of MODESTY
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: the quality of being modest谦虚；朴素: such as
a : the quality of not being too proud or confident about yourself or your abilities谦虚；谦逊；谦恭 -
She accepted the award with modesty.她谦恭地接受了奖项。
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He is known for his modesty, an uncommon characteristic for a politician.他以谦逊著称，而这一品质在从政者身上并不多见。
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There was no false modesty in her victory speech.她的获胜演讲中没有虚伪的谦辞。
◊ The phrases in all modesty and (US) with all modesty are used to stress that a statement you are making about yourself is true even if it sounds like something said because of pride.毫不自夸地（用于强调自我评价的真实性，即使听上去很自傲）
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In all modesty, I don't know anyone who could beat me at tennis.毫不自夸地说，我不知道打网球还有谁能战胜我。
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I'll admit with all modesty that I have had a very successful career.我会毫不自夸地承认我的事业已很成功。
b : the quality of behaving and especially dressing in ways that do not attract sexual attention保守；端庄