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