modesty

noun

1. 谦虚；谦逊
   the fact of not talking much about your abilities or possessions
   1. He accepted the award with characteristic modesty.
      他以他一贯的谦逊态度接受了奖励。
   2. I hate false (= pretended) modesty.
      我讨厌虚伪的谦逊。
2. 庄重；朴素；贤淑
   the action of behaving or dressing so that you do not show your body or attract sexual attention
3. 不突出；有限
   the state of being not very large, expensive, important, etc.
   1. They tried to disguise the modesty of their achievements.
      他们尽力夸大取得的成绩。

1. N-UNCOUNT 谦虚;谦逊;谦恭
   Someone who shows modesty does not talk much about their abilities or achievements.
   1. His modesty does him credit, for the food he produces speaks for itself...
      他的谦逊值得赞扬，因为他做的食物品质之高显而易见。
   2. He plays the character with tremendous concentration combined with a pleasing modesty.
      他表演这个角色时倾注了巨大的心血，而且非常谦虚和善。
2. N-UNCOUNT (地方)小;(数量等)少，有限
   You can refer to the modesty of something such as a place or amount when it is fairly small.
   1. The modesty of the town itself comes as something of a surprise.
      这座城市本身就小得让人惊讶。
   2. ...the modesty of their prices.
      他们价格的低廉
3. N-UNCOUNT （尤指女性的）端庄，庄重
   If someone, especially a woman, shows modesty, they are cautious about the way they dress and behave because they are aware that other people may view them in a sexual way.
   1. There were shrieks of embarrassment as the girls struggled to protect their modesty.
      竭力保持着端庄形象的女孩们发出了尴尬的尖叫。

1. She bowed her head and smiled in false modesty
   她低着头，故作谦卑地笑着。
2. His modesty does him credit, for the food he produces speaks for itself
   他的谦逊值得赞扬，因为他做的食物品质之高显而易见。
3. He plays the character with tremendous concentration combined with a pleasing modesty.
   他表演这个角色时倾注了巨大的心血，而且非常谦虚和善。
4. The modesty of the town itself comes as something of a surprise.
   这座城市本身就小得让人惊讶。
5. There were shrieks of embarrassment as the girls struggled to protect their modesty.
   竭力保持着端庄形象的女孩们发出了尴尬的尖叫。
6. 'Your modesty is a cover for your overweening conceit,' she said.
   “你表面谦虚，骨子里目中无人。”她说道。
7. In many writers modesty is a pose, but in Ford it seems to have been genuine.
   很多作家都是故作谦虚，但福特却似乎表里如一。
8. Modesty helps one to go forward [ make progress]; conceit makes one lag behind.
   虚心使人进步，骄傲使人落后。
9. One loses by pride and gains by modesty.;
   满招损，谦受益。
10. He won praises for his modesty.
    他因谦虚而赢得盛赞。
11. Modesty is a kind of virtue.
    谦虚是一种美德。
12. Modesty helps one to go forward.
    谦虚使人进步。
13. You are just the person for the job. Don't decline out of modesty.
    你做这工作再合适不过，不要谦让了。
14. Modesty carried too far smacks of hypocrisy.
    过分谦虚，就显得虚伪了。
15. He's a man of great knowledge, but he always maintains an attitude of modesty.
    他知识丰富，但总是保持谦逊的态度。
16. As conceit makes one lag behind, so modesty helps one make progress.
    骄傲使人落后，谦虚使人进步。
17. Industry and modesty are the chief factors of his success.
    勤奋和谦虚是他成功的主要因素。
18. But I for my ignorance, is modesty, and of which I have the honor and reward.
    但是我对于我的无知是谦虚的，这其中就有了我的荣誉和报酬。
19. In his autobiography, Darwin himself speaks of his intellectual powers with extraordinary modesty.
    在他的自传里，达尔文非常谦虚的谈到了自己的智力水平。
20. Marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint.
    以谨慎、虚心和聪明的自制力为特点。
21. If you hast wit& learning, add to it wisdom and modesty.
    假如你聪明、有学识，就再增加智慧和谦逊吧。
22. If you have wit and learning, add to it wisdom and modesty.
    有了才能与学识，还要加上智慧与谦虚。
23. From the reputation and remembrance of my father, modesty and a manly character.
    从父亲的声名和对他的记忆中，我获得了谦逊和果断的性格。
24. If thou hast wit and learning, add to it wisdom and modesty.
    如果有了学问和机智，还需要谦逊和睿智。
25. There's a great deal of modesty and diffidence in my world.
    在我的世界里，有着许多谦逊和缺乏自信。
26. Modesty is important to one's achievement.
    谦虚对一个人的成就至关重要。
27. It wasn't aloofness but modesty and sensitivity.
    它不是冷漠，但谦虚和灵敏度。
28. I read that book, not modesty and boasted that this book is really good for me.
    我看了一点书的介绍，没有谦虚和吹嘘，这本书对我来说真的不错。
29. Loyalty, sincerity, modesty and filial piety might be cadences of the past.
    忠实、诚挚、谦逊和孝顺似乎成了过时的陈词滥调。
30. This is not modesty.
    这并非谦虚。

noun

1. formality and propriety of manner

   Synonym:    reserve

2. freedom from vanity or conceit

   Synonym:    modestness