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modest
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
Learner's definition of MODEST
[more modest; most modest]
1
: not very large in size or amount不太大的；不太多的；适中的
- Despite its modest [=somewhat small] size, the city has many things to offer tourists.尽管这座城市不大，供人游览的地方却不少。
- They own a modest home near the beach.他们在海滩附近有个不太大的房子。
- She enjoyed modest success with her singing career.她的歌唱事业小有成就。
- He earns a modest income.他收入中等。
- We live on a modest budget.我们的生活预算不太高。
- New cars are now available at relatively modest prices.现在新车的售价相对适中。
- He has only a modest amount of knowledge on the subject.他对这个主题不太了解。
- It is a book of only modest importance.这本书不是很重要。
2
approving : not too proud or confident about yourself or your abilities : not showing or feeling great or excessive pride谦虚的；谦逊的；谦恭的 — opposite immodest
- She's very modest about her achievements.对于自己的成绩她非常谦虚。
- Don't be so modest. Your performance was wonderful!别那么谦虚。你的表演非常精彩！
- “I'm not a hero. I was just doing my job,” he said in his characteristically modest way.我不是英雄，我只是在做自己的工作。”他带着特有的谦虚说道。
- He is unusually modest for a man who is so famous and successful.对于像他那样功成名就的人来说，他的谦逊实属罕见。
3
a of clothing : not showing too much of a person's body（衣着）保守的，庄重的
- She preferred wearing more modest swimsuits.她喜欢穿保守些的泳衣。
- In some countries, women must wear very modest clothing in public.在有些国家，妇女在公共场合必须穿着十分端庄的衣服。
b : shy about showing your body especially in a sexual way : preferring to wear modest clothing衣着保守的；衣着庄重的 — opposite immodest
- a modest young woman衣着保守的年轻女子
— modestly
adverb- Our business has been modestly successful.我们的生意取得了一点成绩。
- a modestly priced car价格适中的轿车
- a modestly dressed young woman穿着保守的年轻女子
- She modestly refused to accept credit for the team's success.她谦恭地拒绝了因队伍获胜而给予的赞誉。
1
a
: placing a moderate estimate on one's abilities or worth
b
: neither bold nor self-assertive : tending toward diffidence
modestly adverb
Did you know?
Modest: Ever So Humble
When used to modify a sum or amount, or to mean "unpretentious," modest conveys a sense of not being excessive:
Captives received a modest salary of $0.80 per day, working at farms around Sonoma County picking apples, prunes, hops and other crops.
Janet Balicki, The Santa Rosa (Calif.) Press Democrat, 8 Dec. 2016The minister of foreign affairs drove up in a modest car and joined our conversation.
Michael Taussig, Vice, 22 June 2016
The adjective humble is often used this way too, as when one speaks of "one's humble abode." Both words can be used in a humorous way that might be seen as self-deprecating.
Like humble, modest adequately describe one who does not boast about one's achievements, thereby avoiding a different kind of excessiveness:
Louisa May Alcott was always modest about her gifts; whatever early dreams of genius she might have nourished had been knocked out of her years before her literary fame arrived.
Barbara L. Packer, The New York Times Book Review, 25 Oct. 1987Soft-spoken and modest in conversation, Knoll would be accomplished enough with his visual-effects credits in movies alone.
Julie Hinds, The Detroit Free Press, 11 Dec. 2016
Example Sentences
The foundry work was grueling, but for a little longer Brierfield afforded these African Americans a way station of modest freedom and a residue of authentic independence that was fast disappearing for most rural blacks. 
Douglas A. Blackmon, Slavery By Another Name, 2008 … these remnants he lacked the will to discard, depressed him, deepening the low fever of depression in which even as modest a task as removing a blue doorknob loomed like a mountain almost impossible to climb. John Updike, Harper's, October 2004 You're the hero, so then you have to behave in a certain way—there is a prescription for it. You have to be modest, you have to be forbearing, you have to be deferential, you have to be understanding. Philip Roth, American Pastoral, 1997 They own a modest home near the beach. She enjoyed modest success with her singing career. He earns a modest income. We live on a modest budget. New cars are now available at relatively modest prices. He has only a modest amount of knowledge on the subject. It is a book of only modest importance. She's very modest about her achievements. Don't be so modest. Your performance was wonderful! “I'm not a hero. I was just doing my job,” he said in his characteristically modest way. See More
Douglas A. Blackmon, Slavery By Another Name, 2008 … these remnants he lacked the will to discard, depressed him, deepening the low fever of depression in which even as modest a task as removing a blue doorknob loomed like a mountain almost impossible to climb. John Updike, Harper's, October 2004 You're the hero, so then you have to behave in a certain way—there is a prescription for it. You have to be modest, you have to be forbearing, you have to be deferential, you have to be understanding. Philip Roth, American Pastoral, 1997 They own a modest home near the beach. She enjoyed modest success with her singing career. He earns a modest income. We live on a modest budget. New cars are now available at relatively modest prices. He has only a modest amount of knowledge on the subject. It is a book of only modest importance. She's very modest about her achievements. Don't be so modest. Your performance was wonderful! “I'm not a hero. I was just doing my job,” he said in his characteristically modest way. See More Recent Examples on the Web Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II’s husband, had a more modest funeral last year due to coronavirus restrictions. Aurora Almendral, Quartz, 15 Sep. 2022 Banks today allow depositors to take out a maximum of $400 per month, in addition to a more modest amount in Lebanese pounds. Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2022 Mixon had a more modest stat line on Sunday with 27 carries for 82 yards (3.0 yards per carry). Michael Niziolek, cleveland, 13 Sep. 2022 The design doesn’t scream high-end Apple accessory in the same way the three-in-one does, but that more modest approach may appeal to people who don’t own a triumvirate of Apple devices. Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 12 Sep. 2022 Some of these markets, like Newark and Louisville, saw more modest price gains during the Pandemic Housing Boom. Lance Lambert, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2022 Take away the 23-yarder and 20-yarder by freshman Jamarion Miller in the fourth quarter and Alabama gained a more modest 114 yards on 28 carries (a 4.1-yard average). Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 10 Sep. 2022 While the entire health care sector, both employers and workers, suffered tremendously, the federal and state government rolled out robust programs to support companies while providing much more modest support to the workers themselves. Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 4 Sep. 2022 Even Americans with more modest budgets are taking notice. J.s. Marcus, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2022 See More
Aurora Almendral, Quartz, 15 Sep. 2022 Banks today allow depositors to take out a maximum of $400 per month, in addition to a more modest amount in Lebanese pounds. Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2022 Mixon had a more modest stat line on Sunday with 27 carries for 82 yards (3.0 yards per carry). Michael Niziolek, cleveland, 13 Sep. 2022 The design doesn’t scream high-end Apple accessory in the same way the three-in-one does, but that more modest approach may appeal to people who don’t own a triumvirate of Apple devices. Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 12 Sep. 2022 Some of these markets, like Newark and Louisville, saw more modest price gains during the Pandemic Housing Boom. Lance Lambert, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2022 Take away the 23-yarder and 20-yarder by freshman Jamarion Miller in the fourth quarter and Alabama gained a more modest 114 yards on 28 carries (a 4.1-yard average). Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 10 Sep. 2022 While the entire health care sector, both employers and workers, suffered tremendously, the federal and state government rolled out robust programs to support companies while providing much more modest support to the workers themselves. Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 4 Sep. 2022 Even Americans with more modest budgets are taking notice. J.s. Marcus, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Latin modestus moderate; akin to Latin modus measure
First Known Use
1550, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Time Traveler
The first known use of modest was in 1550 adjective¹
adjective²
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