| 释义 |
Adjective: modest módist- Marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
"a modest apartment"; "too modest to wear his medals" - Not large but sufficient in size or amount
"a modest salary"; "modest inflation"
- small - Free from pomp or affectation
"comfortable but modest cottages" - Not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance
- Low or inferior in station or quality
"a modest man of the people"
- humble, low, lowly, small - Humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
- meek, mild - Limited in size or scope
"a newspaper with a modest circulation"
- minor, small, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sized
See also: coy, decent, demure, humble, inferior, limited, moderate, modestly, modestness, overmodest, retiring, shamefaced, unassuming, unpretentious Antonym: immodest Encyclopedia: Modest Modest, Bishop of Trier Modest, bishop of Trier |