modest: [?m?d?st]
adj.些許的;不太大(或太貴、太重要等)的;謙虛的;謙遜的;莊重的;樸素的;不性感的
比較級: more modest最高級: most modest
派生詞: modestly adv
例句:1.Downstairs?there's?a?tiny?kitchen?and?a?modest?public?eating?area?with?three?tables?and?few?chairs.?
樓下有個小廚房,還有個不太大的公眾用餐處,擺了三張桌子和幾把椅子。
2.Some?people?will?be?surprised,?even?dismayed,?that?comparatively?modest?climate?changes?are?already?doing?measurable?damage.?
有些人將感到吃驚甚至驚愕,因為不太大的氣候變化已經造成了重大的損害。
3.The?research?was?carried?out?on?a?modest?scale.?
這個研究項目開展的規模不算太大。
4.She's?very?modest?about?her?success.?
她對自己的成功非常謙虛。
5.He?was?typically?modest?about?his?achievements.?
他壹如既往,對自己的成就很謙虛。
6.He?was?modest?and?diffident?about?his?own?success.?
他很謙虛,不願談及自己的成功。