modesty是什么意思

modesty

英 ['m?d?st?] 美 ['mɑd?sti]

modesty 謙虛，謙遜

來自modest,謙虛的，謙遜的。

modesty (n.): 1530s, "freedom from exaggeration, self-control," from Middle French modestie or directly from Latin modestia "moderation, sense of honor, correctness of conduct," from modestus "moderate, keeping measure, sober, gentle, temperate," from modus "measure, manner" (see mode (n.1)). Meaning "quality of having a moderate opinion of oneself" is from 1550s; that of "womanly propriety" is from 1560s.
La pudeur donne des plaisirs bien flatteurs à l'amant: elle lui fait sentir quelles lois l'on transgresse pour lui; (Modesty both pleases and flatters a lover, for it lays stress on the laws which are being transgressed for his sake.) [Stendhal "de l'Amour," 1822]

1. "Your modesty is a cover for your overweening conceit," she said.: “你表面謙虛，骨子里目中無人?！彼f道。

2. He plays the character with tremendous concentration combined with a pleasing modesty.: 他表演這個角色時傾注了巨大的心血，而且非常謙虛和善。

3. He accepted the award with characteristic modesty.: 他以他一貫的謙遜態(tài)度接受了獎勵。

4. Modesty forbade me from mentioning that my novel had been published.: 我不好意思說我的小說已經(jīng)出版了.

5. As conceit makes one lag behind, so modesty helps one make progress.: 驕傲使人落后, 謙虛使人進步.