modest

美音：['mɑdəst] 英音：['mɒdɪst]

简单释义：

adj.些许的；不太大（或太贵、太重要等）的；谦虚的；谦逊的

网络适度的；谦虚道；有节制的

完整释义：

adj.

1.谨慎的,谦虚的,客气的;羞怯的;(尤指妇女)端庄的;优雅的,淑静的,贞节的;有节制的,适度的,适中的;不大的
2.谦虚;谦逊的
3.谦虚,谦恭温顺的
4.不大,不多
5.中型(的);适中的
6.简朴的,简单的,简陋的,不过奢
7.有节制的,恰如其分的
8.羞怯的,害羞怕臊,忸忸怩怩的
9.不太显著
10.菜式素净的

例句：

Research has proved that modest aerobic exercise at least 3 times a week improves the quality of sleep.
研究证实，每周至少进行三次适度有氧运动有利良好的睡眠。
The carriage stopped before a modest-looking house , which, however, did not have the appearance of a private mansion .
四轮马车在一所房子前面停了下来，这所房子外表虽然很平常，但看起来不象是私人住宅。
A modest pension of $7 a week in 1900 would be worth $184 a week today if it had been linked to consumer prices.
如果考虑到消费价格指数，1900年每周7美元的中等水平养老金可以等价于今天每周拿184美元。
She was so modest, so expressive, and she had looked so soft in her thin white grown that he felt he had acted stupidly.
她那么谦虚、令人印象深刻，她在那件单薄的白色长衣里看起来是如此的弱不禁风，他都觉得他的表现有点愚蠢了。
Spain, which has a bigger current deficit but relatively modest promises to its citizens, shows up in Gokhale's calculations at 244%.
西班牙的财赤更大，可是给人民的福利相对较少，据高克利统计是244%。
and by the look of the house and the trim maid who opened the door I judged that it was a sum adequate to keep the widow in modest comfort.
从她现在的住房和给我们开门的使女的整齐利落的样子看，我猜想这笔钱是足够叫这位寡妇过着小康的日子的。
'We'll have a modest partnership interest, ' Mr. Buffett said in an interview, though he didn't specify how much he would invest.
巴菲特接受采访时说，我们会有适度的合作，但他没有详细说明投资的数额。
When Mr. Cabo runs out of money, she said, she is ready to step in with her modest savings and perhaps sell her car.
一旦卡波先生用完了自己的钱，她说道，她已经准备好了要拿出自己微薄的积蓄助他一臂之力，也许还会卖了自己的车。

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