['mɔdisti]
modesty
n. 谦逊

例句与用法:

  1. Modesty is not his long suit.
    谦虚可不是他的长处.
  2. Don't be such a prude you can carry modesty too far!
    别那麽拘谨--你谦虚得太过分了。
  3. Her modesty is all put on.
    她的谦虚全是假装的。
  4. His modesty [air of joviality] was all put on.
    他的谦逊[愉快的样子]都是装出来的。

英英解释:

名词 modesty:

  1. freedom from vanity or conceit
  2. 同义词:modestness
  3. formality and propriety of manner
  4. 同义词:reserve