modesty
美 [ˈmɑdəsti]
英 [ˈmɒdɪsti] 
反义词
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英汉双解
1. | 谦虚;谦逊the fact of not talking much about your abilities or possessions |
| He accepted the award with characteristic modesty. 他以他一贯的谦逊态度接受了奖项。 |
| 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. |
| They tried to disguise the modesty of their achievements. 他们不想让人知道自己取得的那一点成绩。 |
英汉解释
n. | 1. 谨慎,谦虚,虚心;(尤指妇女的)端庄,淑静;节制,中肯;朴实;羞怯 |
英英解释
例句
The Judge: Deciding what is true and what isn't now seems to me. . . a lack of modesty.
法官:决意什么是真相而且现在对我而言什么不像是…一种虚心的缺乏。
He began to work hard in HP and doubted a quesiton all the time : if modesty is a bad thing , why so many people take it as a good quality?
他开始在惠普努力工作,同时一直在疑惑:如果谦逊是个坏东西的话,为什么还会有那么多人把它当成一种优秀的品质?
Modesty seems to me a very overrated virtue.
在我看来谦虚似乎是一种被过于推崇的品德。
He DID so not just out of modesty but, more important, out of a conviction that political work was the lifeblood of the army.
他这样做,不只是出于谦虚,更是出于把政治工作看成我军的生命线。
Since reserve, a show of modesty and a sense of humor are part of his own nature, the typical Englishman tends to expect them in others.
因为沉默寡言、谦虚的表现和幽默感是英国人天生性格的组成部分,典型的英国人总是期望别人也具有这种品质。
Without any modesty, Chu Jen Wang sat down in the seat of honour.
王举人也不谦让,一屁股在上首坐了。
True modesty does not consist in an ignorance of our merits, but in a due estimate of it.
真正的谦虚不在于对自己的长处一无所知,而在于对它们的恰当评价。
I cheerful personality, modesty and self-discipline, thinking, active, very creative, easy to communicate better with a sense of team.
本人性格开朗、谦虚自律、思维活跃,极富创造力,易于沟通,具有较好团队的意识。
It was the same enchantment in two souls, tinged with voluptuousness in Marius, and with modesty in Cosette.
两个人的心灵同样感到销魂荡魄,马吕斯稍带点情欲,珂赛特则有点羞怯。
TOKYO There was a time when Chinese leaders described their country as a poor, developing country. It was no false modesty.
曾几何时,中国的领导人把该国描述成一个贫困的发展中国家,这并不是谦逊之辞。
and speak as it seems to thee most just, only let it be with a good disposition and with modesty and without hypocrisy.
说你看来是最恰当的话,只是要以一种好的气质、以谦虚和毫不虚伪的态度说出来。
If man of practice is asked to be of modesty, of no-self and of no ego, how do we show solemn and awful appearance?
无相无我,不执着的话,那么我们又如何表现出法相庄严,令人望而生畏的容貌呢?
Being so conceited, he pointed his head at the sky and forgot all modesty, so that he also, showed his most private parts for all to see!
他是如此的得意忘形,以至于在他昂首向天忘记所有礼仪的同时,也把他最私密的部位展示给了所有的鸟儿们。
After receiving a bachelor's degree, however, he decided, with typical modesty, that he was "not smart enough to be a physicist" .
然而在得到学士学位之后,Ritchie以他特有的谦虚谨慎认定自己“想要成为一个物理学家还不够聪明”。
She did not find that the emptiness and conceit of the one put her at all out of charity with the modesty and worth of the other.
她根本不觉得其中一个的空洞与虚伪剥夺了她对另外那一位的朴实与真挚所怀的喜爱。
None of these affected his unassuming modesty or diminished the warmth and generosity of his heart.
这些事情丝毫没有影响到他毫不矫饰的谦逊态度,也没有减退他内心的热情和慷慨。
Since reserve and modesty are part of his own nature. the typical English tends to expect them in others.
由于沉默寡言、谦虚是其天性,典型的英国人往往期望别人也具有这些品质。
I wonder the general modesty, manliness, sincerity of his nature, do not plead with her in his behalf.
我不知道他生性这样谦虚,诚恳和具有大丈夫气概,为什么不为他而感动她。
Such modesty might be fitting in a Victorian novel, but as we seek to understand the Pilanesberg situation we need facts.
这些节制的语言或许很适合用在维多利亚时代的小说里,但是在寻找解释发生在兰斯堡的情况时,我们需要的是事实。
Only one country seems to have the necessary mixture of wealth, generosity, internationalism, optimism and modesty required to pull it off.
似乎只有挪威一个国家拥有能够推动上述构想的一系列必要条件——财富,慷慨,国际化,乐观主义和谦逊。
I was entered a complete thief, hardened to a pitch above all the reflections of conscience or modesty.
我成了一个正式的小偷了,心肠残酷到不顾一切廉耻同良心的程度。
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。
Modesty helps one to go forward.
谦虚使人进步。
You have nothing to fear; boldly take the share which is due to your modesty.
不用害怕,放胆拿你因谦逊而应得的一份吧。
Modesty forbids me telling who won, but I will say that he got more points off me than I thought he would.
我都不好意思说最后谁赢了,但我想说的是他得的分比我预计的要多。
The appearance of modesty is said to mask steely determination, sharp intelligence, and strongly held views which he seldom reveals.
据比利时消息人士称,据说这种谦虚的外表是为了掩饰他钢铁般的决心,机敏的才智,以及对自己表露的为数不多的观点的坚持。
These Demand Siders have very high I. Q. 's, but they seem to be strangers to doubt and modesty.
这些需求方有很高的智商,但是他们对疑虑和虚心似乎不甚了解。
His modesty and simplicity, as well as his alertness against the enemy are well brought out.
他的谦逊、朴实,以及对敌人的警惕性都刻划得很好。
Women have no makeup, no longer pay attention to his appearance no longer cares about his own modesty.
女人开始不再化妆,不再注意自己的容貌,不再在乎自己的矜持。
It was on the tip of Bertha's tongue to say that faint heart never won fair lady, but for modesty's sake, she refrained.
伯莎差一点要说出“懦怯的心永远得不到优美的女人”这句话,但为了端重起见,她没说出来。
Pure modesty made Laennec hesitate to put his ear directly on the woman's chest, and the very size of the breasts was also an obstacle.
雷奈克碍于礼仪,不敢随便把耳朵贴向她胸脯,而那对大乳房也令听诊困难。
Andy showers with a dozen or more men. No modesty here. At least the water is good and hot, soothing his tortured muscles.
安迪与十几个犯人在淋浴,这里可没有体面,但幸好水还很热,可以安抚他疲惫的肌肉。
They explained that this was a police operation to rescue her, and they helped her put on a robe for modesty's sake.
她们向她解释,这是警察为解救她而采取的行动,此外,为了遮丑她们给她披上了一件长袍。
Modesty has long been a traditional virtue of the Chinese Race since the ancient times.
谦虚自古以来就是我们中华民族的传统美德。
To test a modest man's modesty, do not investigate if he ignores applause, find out if he abides criticism.
考验一个谦虚者的谦虚,不是看他能否忽视喝彩,而是看他能否容忍批评。
Only if beauty is integrated with modesty can it deserve the name . Beauty without modesty is not beautiful but , at most , good-looking.
美丽只有同谦虚结全在一起,才配称为美丽.没有谦虚的美丽不是美丽,顶多只能是好看.。
For generosity--the ability to make real gifts with modesty and love, expecting nothing back--is one of the things which most make us human.
慷慨----即出于谦恭和爱心赠送真正意义的礼物而不期望任何回报的能力----是最使我们人之所以为人的一个方面。
And when the unclean shall be no more, what were modesty but a fetter and a fouling of the mind?
若无邪狎,那羞怯除了是精神上的束缚和污垢外还能是什么?
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。
She had committed a fault, but the foundation of her nature, as will be remembered, was modesty and virtue.
她犯了错误,但是我们记得,她的本质是贞洁贤淑的。
The term hijab means more than just covering the hair and refers to the general code of modesty outlined in the verses quoted above.
术语“盖头”一词的涵义要比仅仅遮盖头发和上述经文涉及的描绘端庄外型的普通法则广阔得多。
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。
These traits require a degree of modesty scarce among those ambitious enough to clamber to the top.
这些品质需要一定程度的谦逊,而这在那些野心勃勃、一心往上爬的人中很是少见。
I believe that I pragmatic, diligence, modesty, rigorous life creed, through his efforts must be made due contributions.
我相信,凭我务实,勤奋,谦虚,严谨的人生信条,再经过自己努力,一定会作出应有的贡献。