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adj. 谦虚的；不多的；适度的
比较级：more modest
最高级：most modest
副词：modestly
You’re too modest! You’ve been a huge help to us.
你太谦虚了！你帮了我们大忙呢。
They had spent the night at a modest hotel.
他们在一家普通的旅馆过夜。
a modest increase in costs
成本的小幅上涨
adj.谦虚的，谦逊的；适度的；端庄的；羞怯的
odest
inobtrusive
考纲分布
adj. 谦虚的; 谦逊的
考纲释义
真题例句
All in all, this experience made me realize that we must be modest.
总之，这次经历让我意识到我们必须谦虚。
[2021 云南省卷 完形填空]
But after one unforgettable experience, I came to understand that it’s important to be modest (谦虚).
但是在一次难忘的经历之后，我明白了谦虚是很重要的。
It’s better to learn to be modest now rather than take a proud fall later in life.
与其在以后的生活中骄傲地堕落，不如现在就学会谦虚。
[2018 苏州卷 阅读表达]
adj. 谦虚谨慎的
You should remain modest when approaching perfection.
在接近完美的时候，你应该保持谦虚。
[2020 天津卷 阅读理解]
备考派生词
modestly
adv. 谨慎地；谦虚地；适度地；审慎地
modesty
n. 谦虚；谦逊；谦恭；端庄；适度；得体；有限；适中；少量；正派
1 ...The Rudd Center has been a strong advocate of a more modest 1-cent-per-punce tax...
2012.12 CET4 阅读理解
2 ...which show only a modest recovery of prices to around $60 a barrel by 2019...
2017.6 CET6 阅读理解
