modesty
noun
ˈmɒdɪəsti
noun
1
a
modest
way
of
behaving
or
talking
谦虚，谦逊，谦恭
‘Anyone
else
would
have
done
the
same
thing,’
he
said
with
typical
modesty.
“换了谁都会这么做的。”他以一贯的谦虚说道。
2
unwillingness
to
show
your
body
or
do
anything
that
may
attract
sexual
interest
保守; 端庄
3
in all modesty
used
when
you
want
to
talk
about
something
good
you
have
done,
but
you
do
not
want
to
seem
too
proud
[口] 毫不自夸地，实实在在地〔用于不失谦逊地承认自己的功劳〕
spoken
I
think
in
all
modesty
that
I
can
take
some
small
credit
for
the
team’s
success.
不是我自夸，我想团队的成功有我一份小小的功劳。
4
modesty forbids
used
when
saying
jokingly
that
you
do
not
want
to
talk
about
your
achievements
[口] 还是免谈了罢〔开玩笑地表示不想谈论自己的成就〕
spoken