modest

adj

1. limited in size or scope

e.g. a small business
a newspaper with a modest circulation
small-scale plans
a pocket-size country

Synonym: minorsmallsmall-scalepocket-sizepocket-sized

2. not large but sufficient in size or amount

e.g. a modest salary
modest inflation
helped in my own small way

Synonym: small

3. not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance

4. marked by simplicity
having a humble opinion of yourself

e.g. a modest apartment
too modest to wear his medals

5. free from pomp or affectation

e.g. comfortable but modest cottages
a simple rectangular brick building
a simple man with simple tastes

6. humble in spirit or manner
suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness

e.g. meek and self-effacing

Synonym: meekmild

7. low or inferior in station or quality

e.g. a humble cottage
a lowly parish priest
a modest man of the people
small beginnings

Synonym: humblelowlowlysmall

1. (房屋等)不太大的，不算昂贵的，普通的
A modest house or other building is not large or expensive.

e.g. ...the modest home of a family who lived off the land...
靠土地过活的一户人家的简朴住房
e.g. A one-night stay in a modest hotel costs around £35.
在普通的旅店里过一夜要花费约35英镑。

2. (数量、比率或改进程度)不太高的，适度的，适中的
You use modest to describe something such as an amount, rate, or improvement which is fairly small.

e.g. Swiss unemployment rose to the still modest rate of 0.7%...
瑞士的失业率上升到了0.7%，这个百分比仍然不算太高。
e.g. The democratic reforms have been modest...
民主改革的力度并不太大。

3. 谦虚的;谦恭的;谦逊的
If you say that someone is modest, you approve of them because they do not talk much about their abilities or achievements.

e.g. He's modest, as well as being a great player...
他是一名谦虚而伟大的运动员。
e.g. Lord Carrington is modest about his achievements.
卡林顿勋爵对自己取得的成绩非常谦虚。

4. (女性或其衣着)端庄的，保守的;(行为)正派的，检点的
You can describe a woman as modest when she avoids doing or wearing anything that might cause men to have sexual feelings towards her. You can also describe her clothes or behaviour as modest .

modest

e.g. Asian women are more modest and shy, yet they tend to have an inner force...
亚洲女性表现得更为端庄腼腆，却往往外柔内刚。
e.g. Respect the local etiquete. Modest clothing is often preferable to revealing shorts and tight-fitting tops.
要尊重当地的礼节。朴素端庄的衣着往往比暴露的短裤和紧身上衣更合适。

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1. 谦虚：4.谦虚(Modest). 谦虚是中国人的传统美德之一. 中国人常常是自我否定来表示谦虚. 当受到别人赞扬时,自己却贬损自己. 中国人在听到别人赞美自己的长相、衣服漂亮时,往往会谦虚一番:哪里,哪里. 当这种赞扬遭到中国人拒绝时,

2. 中庸：公平地来讲,现在中国企业仍然处于比较中庸(modest)的阶段,野心不宜过大. 若维特:给中国企业的一个建议是,中国企业要有清晰的计划和战略目标,首先要集中经营,业务能力要不断地练习才能得到显著的增长. 为什么有些收购会破坏公司的价值?