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modestly

/mod-ist-lee/US // ˈmɒd ɪst li //

谦虚地,谦逊地,谦虚的,谦虚地说

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Definitions

adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : reflecting a moderate or humble estimate of one’s merits, importance, etc.; not boastfully:He modestly puts all of his success down to timing.
    • : in a way that is free from showy extravagance; not ostentatiously:For a billionaire, he lives rather modestly in a home he bought decades ago.
    • : in a way that shows regard for decency in behavior, speech, dress, etc.:When visiting religious sites, avoid offense by dressing modestly: cover your shoulders, torsos, and thighs.
    • : within reasonable limits; moderately: A modestly priced economy car may be more appropriate for your teenage driver.

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Examples

  • Jos Hermens, the agent who represents both Eliud Kipchoge and Kenenisa Bekele, told me that Kipchoge got a big boost from the original Vaporflys, while Bekele got a much more modest one.

  • On the housing production side, we want to make sure that some reasonable and modest improvements on how we are allowing housing production to actually take place are afforded.

  • Even a modest deployment in the next few months could protect millions of people and save tens of thousands.

  • The bank’s bad-loan write-offs, though still modest, are creeping higher.

  • The researchers contend that such a strategy can make a huge dent in the infection rate while causing a far more modest drop in the total number of visits to those venues.

  • Williamson “talks fluently and modestly about his art,” Barkham wrote.

  • The Arab women wore their colored hejabs, and the non-Muslim women dressed modestly and without a veil.

  • All of that, and the fact that hardly anyone within the state knows who the hell Bell is, and Booker is only polling modestly.

  • If I am dressed “modestly,” then they can perhaps generate a modicum of understanding.

  • Previously, no one thought twice about telling girls to dress modestly in order be taken seriously or to be protected.

  • We modestly reminded her that we always did go, excepting of course on this particular Sunday.

  • You thought I smiled modestly and said, "Oh yes, he's my brother, my young brother; isn't he wonderful?"

  • More modestly, it is a kind of table of contents, of a unique type; a table of living contents!

  • She asked her question very modestly, but her cheeks were flushed, and she was evidently indignant.

  • "All can not be officers, and I was content to serve my country in the most humble capacity," modestly replied Mark.