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modestly

英['mɒdɪstlɪ] 美[ˈmɑdɪstlɪ]

adv. 谦虚地，审慎地，适度地；

形容词：modest;

相关单词 immodestly modestly decline

例句

She cast her eyes down modestly while Jack was talking about her. 杰克谈及她时她稍稍垂下目光。
Being youngsters, we sat modestly at the back, never daring to speak. 我们是些年轻人,都谦恭地坐在后面,始终不敢发言。
She modestly suggests that "sex, or at any rate gender, may account for the difference" 她谨慎地提出“性别，至少是男女的性征，也许能解释这个差异”。
She sat down cautiously on the red canvas cushions, knees modestly together. 她小心翼翼地在红帆布垫上坐下，膝盖矜持地并拢着。
They talked modestly of their valiant efforts to keep the tanker afloat. 他们说起自己设法使油轮漂浮的英勇之举时非常谦虚。
On the whole she had lived modestly, with a notable lack of ostentation. 大体上说，她生活俭朴，不事张扬。
...a modestly equipped workshop. 设备简陋的车间
She modestly suggests that 'sex, or at any rate gender, may account for the difference'... 她谨慎地提出“性别，至少是男女的性征，也许能解释这个差异”。
He had been, he said modestly, swimming champ at high school. 他谦逊地说，念中学时他曾经是游泳冠军。
Women have to dress modestly, to avoid being harassed by the locals. 女士穿着应当庄重，以免受到当地人的骚扰。

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同义词

modestly的同义词之：
quietly

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ADJ-GRADED

(房屋等)不太大的，不算昂贵的，普通的

A modest house or other building is not large or expensive.
例句
...the modest home of a family who lived off the land... 靠土地过活的一户人家的简朴住房 A one-night stay in a modest hotel costs around £35. 在普通的旅店里过一夜要花费约35英镑。
ADJ-GRADED

(数量、比率或改进程度)不太高的，适度的，适中的

You use modest to describe something such as an amount, rate, or improvement which is fairly small.
例句
Swiss unemployment rose to the still modest rate of 0.7%... 瑞士的失业率上升到了0.7%，这个百分比仍然不算太高。 The democratic reforms have been modest... 民主改革的力度并不太大。
ADJ-GRADED

谦虚的;谦恭的;谦逊的

If you say that someone is modest, you approve of them because they do not talk much about their abilities or achievements.
例句
He's modest, as well as being a great player... 他是一名谦虚而伟大的运动员。 Lord Carrington is modest about his achievements. 卡林顿勋爵对自己取得的成绩非常谦虚。
ADJ-GRADED

(女性或其衣着)端庄的，保守的;(行为)正派的，检点的

You can describe a woman as modest when she avoids doing or wearing anything that might cause men to have sexual feelings towards her. You can also describe her clothes or behaviour as modest .
例句
Asian women are more modest and shy, yet they tend to have an inner force... 亚洲女性表现得更为端庄腼腆，却往往外柔内刚。 Respect the local etiquete. Modest clothing is often preferable to revealing shorts and tight-fitting tops. 要尊重当地的礼节。朴素端庄的衣着往往比暴露的短裤和紧身上衣更合适。

英汉词典释义

adv.
谦虚地;审慎地
Being youngsters, we sat modestly at the back, never daring to speak. 我们是些年轻人,都谦恭地坐在后面,始终不敢发言。
适度地
She cast her eyes down modestly while Jack was talking about her. 杰克谈及她时她稍稍垂下目光。

英英词典释义

Adverb
1. in a modest manner;
"the dissertation was entitled, modestly, `Remarks about a play by Shakespeare'"

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