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1. What we like the most about the great man is his modesty.
对那位伟人，我们最喜欢他的谦虚。
2. The modesty of their home belies their great wealth.
他们简朴的家使人们看不出他们拥有巨额财富。
3. Her modesty prevented her from making her real feelings known to him.
她由于羞怯未曾向他吐露真情实意。
4. Modesty helps one to go forward.
虚心使人进步。
5. Modesty helps one to go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
虚心使人进步，骄傲使人落后。
1. 谦逊：中国学者顾曰国根据中国的历史文化背景和中国人日常交际的特点,提出了汉语言文化交流中四个方面的礼貌特征,即尊重(respectfulness),谦逊(modesty),态度热情(attitudinalwarmth)和文雅( re中英称谓语的礼貌原则对比
2. 谦虚：谦虚(Modesty):故意低估自己的良好品质、成就和贡献. 恳求(Supplication):向他人表达自己的不足与依赖,引起他人同情. 恫吓(Intimidation):用威胁的方法使他人接受自己的观点. 逢迎(Ingratiation):说他人喜欢的话,俗称拍马屁.
3. 摩黛丝提 拉丁 谦虚的人：Miriam 蜜莉恩 希伯來 憂傷;苦難之洋. | Modesty 摩黛絲提 拉丁 謙虛的人. | Moira 茉伊拉 希臘 命運.
4. 摩黛丝提......谦虚的人：Miriam 蜜莉恩......忧伤 苦难之洋 | Modesty 摩黛丝提......谦虚的人 | Moira 茉伊拉......命运
1. modesty
1. 谦虚;谦逊;谦恭
Someone who shows modesty does not talk much about their abilities or achievements.
e.g. His modesty does him credit, for the food he produces speaks for itself...
他的谦逊值得赞扬，因为他做的食物品质之高显而易见。
e.g. He plays the character with tremendous concentration combined with a pleasing modesty.
他表演这个角色时倾注了巨大的心血，而且非常谦虚和善。
2. (地方)小;(数量等)少，有限
You can refer to the modesty of something such as a place or amount when it is fairly small.
e.g. The modesty of the town itself comes as something of a surprise.
这座城市本身就小得让人惊讶。
e.g. ...the modesty of their prices.
他们价格的低廉
3. （尤指女性的）端庄，庄重
If someone, especially a woman, shows modesty, they are cautious about the way they dress and behave because they are aware that other people may view them in a sexual way.
e.g. There were shrieks of embarrassment as the girls struggled to protect their modesty.
竭力保持着端庄形象的女孩们发出了尴尬的尖叫。
1. She is featured covering her modesty with her hands alongside a caption which reads, " Protect the skin you're in ".
2. It may sound like modesty, but it actually says a lot for the truth.
3. Chinese consider modesty an essential virtue, and often prefer suffering quietly to speaking out for their rights or voicing their grievances.
4. While other divas in the regional Chinese pop scene may get by with peddling insouciance, she is known for her modesty and friendliness.
5. modesty
5. Another thing admirable about the Chinese is their culture of modesty and frugality.
6. She described the distribution and publication of the materials a malicious attack on her personality, a gross outrage of her modesty and a gross invasion of her privacy.
7. Politely refusing two or three times is thought to reflect modesty and humility.
8. The modesty Xi accentuated testifies to the same longing for world peace at the core of contemporary Chinese foreign policies.
9. But some complained that Mori was not sufficiently representative of Japan, where meekness and modesty have long been qualities valued in women.
10. The coach's serious mien and calm persona appear to be bringing dividends, as is a touch of modesty.
noun
1. formality and propriety of manner
Synonym: reserve
2. freedom from vanity or conceit
Synonym: modestness