单词 | modest |
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音标 | ['mɔdist] |
解释 | a.谦虚的,谨慎的;适度的 |
红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 谦虚的,谨慎的(humb le, unassuming);适度的(not large in quantity, size) 【记】 mod(方式,风度)+e st→做事有规矩→礼 貌的 |
字源 | modest (adj.) 1560s, "having moderate self-regard," from Middle French modeste (14c.), from Latin modestus "keeping due measure" (see modesty). Of women, "not improper or lewd," 1590s; of female attire, 1610s. Of demands, etc., c.1600. Related: Modestly. |
不择手段背单词 | 无 |
趣味全助记 | 【记】源自moderate 适中的;middle 或 moderate + est 最适中的→谨慎的 |
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