modest
单词辨析：
指态度谦逊的，也指社会地位等低微的，含对人低声下气之意。
a humble apology
恭敬的道歉
eat humble pie
承认错误
He is very humble towards his superiors.
他对上司很谦恭。
He started his career as a humble clerk.
他从一个卑微的职员起家。
指社会地位、职位等低下的，有时为幽默用法，可与 humble 换用。
The lowly are often most intelligent.
卑贱者往往最聪明。
He was not ashamed of his lowly/humble origins.
他并不以自己出身低微为耻。
指行为、态度等不自大、不虚荣、不傲慢的。
He is very modest about his success.
他对自己的成就很谦虚。
She is modest and amiable to everyone.
她待人谦和。
相关例句：
Others will tell you that she is modest to a fault, funny, clever and warm.
别人会告诉你她有趣、聪明又热情，谦逊得过了头。
He was modest to the point of self-effacement.
他过于谦虚，甚至到了自我轻视的程度。
The democratic reforms have been modest
民主改革的力度并不太大。
He had always been modest and prudent and remained so after he had become famous.
他一直谦虚谨慎，成名之后仍然如此。
A series of arrows points the way to the modest grave of Andrei Sakharov.
一连串的箭头指示着通往安德烈·萨哈罗夫的朴素的墓地的路。
The wine towns encountered are, on the whole, quiet and modest.
所到的酒镇总的来说都是宁静祥和的。