modest
['mɔdist]
adj.谦虚的, 适度的, 端庄的, 有节制的
例句与用法：
We should be modest and prudent.
我们应该谦虚谨慎。
The girl has a quiet, modest demeanor.
这个女孩子的态度娴静而谦逊。
The girl has a quiet, modest demeanour.
这个女孩子的态度娴静而谦逊。
Don't be so modest.
别这么谦虚。
She is very modest about her success.
她对自己的成就很谦虚。
I bought the house at a modest price.
我以适中的价格买下了这所房子。
Young girls must be modest in speech, dress and behavior.
年轻姑娘必须言词谨慎，衣着得体，行为端庄。
词形变化：
副词: modestly |
详细释义：
a.
1. 谦虚的, 审慎的[(+about)]
He's got a drawer full of medals but he's too modest to wear them.
他有满满一抽屉的奖章, 但是他很谦虚, 从不戴它们。
2. (女性及其衣饰)端庄的; 稳重的
She wore a modest bathing suit.
她穿一件不太暴露的游泳衣。
3. 不太大(或多)的; 适度的, 有节制的
Prices tended to rise year by year, but at a modest rate.
物价年年上涨, 但幅度不大。