modest 音标拼音: [m'ɑdəst]
a . 谦逊的,羞怯的,端庄的,适度的
谦逊的,羞怯的,端庄的,适度的
modest 适度
modest adj 1 :
marked by simplicity ;
having a humble opinion of yourself ; "
a modest apartment "; "
too modest to wear his medals " [
ant : {
immodest }]
2 :
not large but sufficient in size or amount ; "
a modest salary "; "
modest inflation "; "
helped in my own small way "
[
synonym : {
modest }, {
small }]
3 :
free from pomp or affectation ; "
comfortable but modest cottages "; "
a simple rectangular brick building "; "
a simple man with simple tastes "
4 :
not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance [
ant :
{
immodest }]
5 :
low or inferior in station or quality ; "
a humble cottage "; "
a lowly parish priest "; "
a modest man of the people "; "
small beginnings " [
synonym : {
humble }, {
low }, {
lowly }, {
modest },
{
small }]
6 :
humble in spirit or manner ;
suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness ; "
meek and self -
effacing " [
synonym :
{
meek }, {
mild }, {
modest }]
7 :
limited in size or scope ; "
a small business "; "
a newspaper with a modest circulation "; "
small -
scale plans "; "
a pocket -
size country " [
synonym : {
minor }, {
modest }, {
small }, {
small -
scale }, {
pocket -
size }, {
pocket -
sized }]
Modest \
Mod "
est \,
a . [
F .
modeste ,
L .
modestus ,
fr .
modus measure .
See {
Mode }.]
1 .
Restraining within due limits of propriety ;
not forward ,
bold ,
boastful ,
or presumptious ;
rather retiring than pushing one '
s self forward ;
not obstructive ;
as ,
a modest youth ;
a modest man .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Observing the proprieties of the sex ;
not unwomanly in act or bearing ;
free from undue familiarity ,
indecency ,
or lewdness ;
decent in speech and demeanor ; --
said of a woman .
[
1913 Webster ]
Mrs .
Ford ,
the honest woman ,
the modest wife .
--
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
The blushing beauties of a modest maid . --
Dryden .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
Evincing modestly in the actor ,
author ,
or speaker ;
not showing presumption ;
not excessive or extreme ;
moderate ;
as ,
a modest request ;
modest joy .
[
1913 Webster ]
Syn :
Reserved ;
unobtrusive ;
diffident ;
bashful ;
coy ;
shy ;
decent ;
becoming ;
chaste ;
virtuous .
[
1913 Webster ]
221 Moby Thesaurus words for "
modest ":
Olympian ,
aloof ,
altruistic ,
backward ,
bashful ,
becoming ,
betwixt and between ,
blank ,
boggling ,
budget ,
cheap ,
chilled ,
chilly ,
clean ,
cold ,
committed ,
common ,
consecrated ,
constrained ,
cool ,
coy ,
decent ,
decorous ,
dedicated ,
delicate ,
demeaning ,
demure ,
demurring ,
detached ,
devoted ,
diffident ,
disadvantaged ,
discreet ,
disinterested ,
distant ,
dry ,
dull ,
easy ,
economic ,
economy ,
elegant ,
expressionless ,
fair ,
fair to middling ,
fairish ,
faltering ,
forbidding ,
frigid ,
frosty ,
frugal ,
guarded ,
hesitant ,
hesitating ,
homely ,
humble ,
humble -
looking ,
humble -
visaged ,
humblest ,
icy ,
immaculate ,
impassive ,
impersonal ,
in the shade ,
inaccessible ,
inconspicuous ,
indifferent ,
inexpensive ,
inferior ,
infra dig ,
inglorious ,
innocuous ,
insipid ,
introverted ,
junior ,
lackluster ,
least ,
less ,
lesser ,
limited ,
low ,
low -
priced ,
lower ,
lowest ,
lowliest ,
lowly ,
manageable ,
mean ,
mediocre ,
medium ,
meek ,
middling ,
minor ,
moderate ,
namby -
pamby ,
nice ,
nominal ,
of a kind ,
of a sort ,
of sorts ,
offish ,
ordinary ,
passable ,
plain ,
poor ,
priggish ,
prim ,
prissy ,
proper ,
prudish ,
pure ,
puritanical ,
qualmish ,
reasonable ,
reluctant ,
remote ,
removed ,
repressed ,
reserved ,
respectable ,
restrained ,
restricted ,
reticent ,
retiring ,
sacrificing ,
scrupulous ,
second rank ,
second string ,
secondary ,
seemly ,
self -
abasing ,
self -
abnegating ,
self -
abnegatory ,
self -
conscious ,
self -
denying ,
self -
devoted ,
self -
effacing ,
self -
forgetful ,
self -
immolating ,
self -
neglectful ,
self -
neglecting ,
self -
renouncing ,
self -
sacrificing ,
self -
unconscious ,
selfless ,
sensible ,
servile ,
shabby ,
shoddy ,
shrinking ,
shy ,
silent ,
simple ,
small ,
so -
so ,
spotless ,
squeamish ,
stainless ,
standoff ,
standoffish ,
stickling ,
straitlaced ,
stuffy ,
sub ,
subaltern ,
subdued ,
subject ,
subordinate ,
subservient ,
suppressed ,
teachable ,
tedious ,
temperate ,
third rank ,
third string ,
timid ,
timorous ,
token ,
tolerable ,
unacquisitive ,
unaffable ,
unambitious ,
unapproachable ,
unaspiring ,
unassertive ,
unassuming ,
unassured ,
unblemished ,
unboastful ,
uncongenial ,
undefiled ,
undemonstrative ,
underprivileged ,
understated ,
undistinguished ,
unelaborate ,
unembellished ,
unexaggerated ,
unexceptional ,
unexpansive ,
unexpensive ,
ungenial ,
unimportant ,
unimposing ,
unobtrusive ,
unornamented ,
unostentatious ,
unpossessive ,
unpresuming ,
unpresumptuous ,
unpretending ,
unpretentious ,
unselfish ,
unsparing of self ,
unsullied ,
vapid ,
vulgar ,
wishy -
washy ,
withdrawing ,
withdrawn ,
within means ,
worth the money
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