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humble a.卑微的；v.使谦卑 humble (adj.) mid-13c., from Old French humble, earlier humele, from Latin humilis "lowly, humble," literally "on the ground," from humus "earth." Senses of "not self-asserting" and "of low birth or rank" were both in Middle English Related: Humbly; humbleness.Don't be so humble; you're not that great. [Golda Meir]To eat humble pie (1830) is from umble pie (1640s), pie made from umbles "edible inner parts of an animal" (especially deer), considered a low-class food. The similar sense of similar-sounding words (the "h" of humble was not pronounced then) converged in the pun. Umbles, meanwhile, is Middle English numbles "offal" (with loss of n- through assimilation into preceding article).humble (v.) late 14c. in the intransitive sense of "to render oneself humble;" late 15c. in the transitive sense of "to lower (someone) in dignity;" see humble (adj.). Related: Humbled; humbling. 【记】hum- 地，地面，朝向地面的，低下的；human + ble 做人的特点，需要谦卑，恭敬，不骄傲，其实也是很卑微的【相关】exhume 掘出, 发掘，inhume 埋葬，posthumous 死后的, 遗腹的

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['hʌmbl] 【英】 adj. 卑微的(modest);v.使谦卑(to make humble)【考】 dour : geniality / impetuous : vacillation(hesitat ion) / bumptious :humbleness(严厉的不亲切/冲动 的不犹豫/自大的不谦 逊)反义词：presumptuou s(专横的); supercilious(傲慢的 ); bumptious(自大的)【记】 hum(地)+ble→接近地 的→低下的【同】 同根词：exhume(挖掘 ); humility(谦逊)派生词: humbleness(n.谦逊) adj. 谦逊的, 谦卑的(低声下气的, 不傲慢或骄傲的) = modest; v 使谦卑(压制或击溃别人的骄傲)【记】hum地, ble－五体投地的－低声下气的【参】exhume(vt 掘出; 发掘); humility(n 谦逊); humiliate(v 羞辱; 使丢脸; 耻辱) = degrade = mortify【反】presumptuous(adj 专横的); supercilious(adj 傲慢自大的); bumptious(adj 盲目自夸的; 傲慢的)

单词	humble
音标	['hʌmbl]
解释	a.卑微的；v.使谦卑
红宝书	【英】 adj. 卑微的(modest);v.使谦卑(to make humble) 【考】 dour : geniality / impetuous : vacillation(hesitat ion) / bumptious :humbleness(严厉的不亲切/冲动的不犹豫/自大的不谦逊)反义词：presumptuou s(专横的); supercilious(傲慢的 ); bumptious(自大的) 【记】 hum(地)+ble→接近地的→低下的【同】同根词：exhume(挖掘 ); humility(谦逊)派生词: humbleness(n.谦逊)
字源	humble (adj.) mid-13c., from Old French humble, earlier humele, from Latin humilis "lowly, humble," literally "on the ground," from humus "earth." Senses of "not self-asserting" and "of low birth or rank" were both in Middle English Related: Humbly; humbleness.Don't be so humble; you're not that great. [Golda Meir]To eat humble pie (1830) is from umble pie (1640s), pie made from umbles "edible inner parts of an animal" (especially deer), considered a low-class food. The similar sense of similar-sounding words (the "h" of humble was not pronounced then) converged in the pun. Umbles, meanwhile, is Middle English numbles "offal" (with loss of n- through assimilation into preceding article). humble (v.) late 14c. in the intransitive sense of "to render oneself humble;" late 15c. in the transitive sense of "to lower (someone) in dignity;" see humble (adj.). Related: Humbled; humbling.
不择手段背单词	adj. 谦逊的, 谦卑的(低声下气的, 不傲慢或骄傲的) = modest; v 使谦卑(压制或击溃别人的骄傲) 【记】hum地, ble－五体投地的－低声下气的【参】exhume(vt 掘出; 发掘); humility(n 谦逊); humiliate(v 羞辱; 使丢脸; 耻辱) = degrade = mortify 【反】presumptuous(adj 专横的); supercilious(adj 傲慢自大的); bumptious(adj 盲目自夸的; 傲慢的)
趣味全助记	【记】hum- 地，地面，朝向地面的，低下的；human + ble 做人的特点，需要谦卑，恭敬，不骄傲，其实也是很卑微的【相关】exhume 掘出, 发掘，inhume 埋葬，posthumous 死后的, 遗腹的

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