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