modest
adjective /ˈmɒdɪst/
/ˈmɑːdɪst/
- not very large, expensive, important, etc.
些许的；不太大（或太贵、太重要等）的 - modest improvements/reforms
不太显著的改进／改革 - He charged a relatively modest fee.
他收取的费用不算高。 - She grew up in a modest little house in the suburbs.
她是在郊区一所简朴的小房子里长大的。 - The research was carried out on a modest scale.
这个研究项目开展的规模不算太大。
- He is looking to improve on his relatively modest achievements so far.
目前他业绩平平，但他期待能有所进步。 - Our requirements seem fairly modest.
我们的要求似乎并不过分。 - The new homes are modest in scale, but very comfortable.
这些新住宅也就中等面积，但非常舒适。 - The FTSE staged a modest recovery to be 6.5 points down.
富时指数小幅回升，下跌6.5点。 - There has been a modest improvement in the situation.
形势有了些许的改善。 - They live in modest comfort.
他们的生活还算舒适。 - a modest aim/achievement/ambition/goal/success
不太高的目标；不显著的成就；不太大的抱负；不太高的目标；一般的成功 - a modest contribution/expenditure/fee/gain/investment/outlay/profit/sum
不多的捐款／开支／收费／回报／投资／费用／利润／一笔钱 - a modest size/amount/quantity/scale/share/proportion
不大的尺码／数额／数量／规模／一份／份额 - modest premises
规模不大的营业场所
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- in
- modest improvements/reforms
- (approving) not talking much about your own abilities or possessions
谦虚的；谦逊的 - She's very modest about her success.
她对自己的成功非常谦虚。 - You're too modest!
你太谦虚了！
Topics Personal qualitiesb2- He is modest about his achievements.
他不夸耀自己的成就。 - She would be falsely modest not to acknowledge that she had come a very long way since those early days.
不承认自己比以前有了很大的进步，她就是在故作谦虚。 - Don't be so modest! You're a very talented player.
别太谦虚了！你是个很有才华的演奏家。 - He was a quiet, modest man.
他是一个安静、谦虚的人。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- remain
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- about
- She's very modest about her success.
- (of people, especially women, or their clothes
人，尤指妇女或其衣着 庄重的；朴素的；不性感的 - a modest dress
端庄的连衣裙
- a modest dress
词源mid 16th cent.: from French modeste, from Latin modestus ‘keeping due measure’, related to modus ‘measure’.