1 not talking too much about your own abilities, good qualities, etc 谦虚的;谦逊的:
She got the best results in the exam but she was too modest to tell anyone.她在考试中名列前茅,但她很谦虚,并没有告诉任何人。☞Look at humble and proud. 参看humble及proud。
2 not very large 不太大的:
a modest pay increase小幅度加薪
3 (used about a woman's clothes) not showing much of the body (指女性的衣服)庄重的,不太袒露身体的
➔modestynoun [U]
➔modestlyadv
modest/ˋmɑdIst; ˈmɒdəst or ˈmɒdIst/adj 1 approving someone who is modest does not talk in a proud way about their abilities or achievements【褒】谦虚的﹐谦逊的: a quiet modest man 一个寡言谦逊的男人2 not very big in size, amount, value etc〔大小﹑数量﹑价值等〕普通的﹐中等的: a modest increase 不大不小的增长 —modestly adv
modestadjectivenot talking much about good things that you have done or about things that you can do well: You didn't tell me you could sing so well – you're very modest!▶ modestlyadverb: He spoke quietly and modestly about his success.▶ modestynoun (no plural): She accepted the prize with her usual modesty.