英语词汇“humble”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adjv

A person or a place can be humble, but a person who brags about being humble, or not proud, may have too much pride in being "humble" to actually be humble.

Sometimes fictional characters try to earn favor by saying "I'm just a humble man in search of...," when it is obvious they are the opposite. Truly humble people keep quiet about the good things they do and about their humble, or poor and simple, backgrounds. In the Bible, Jesus is described as humble because he was born in a stable, served the poor, and sacrificed himself without bragging about it — and he gave all the credit to his dad.

WORD FAMILY

humble: humbled, humbleness, humbler, humbles, humblest, humbling, humblingly, humbly

USAGE EXAMPLES

At the other end of the table, Swansea and Sunderland were both humbled, while champions Leicester got a much-needed win.

BBC(Jan 01, 2017)

“She was humble. She was polite. She sent a follow-up email thanking us for our time.”

New York Times(Dec 30, 2016)

He remained “incredibly humble,” living until his death in the single room above his studio in Bamako.

Time(Dec 30, 2016)

1adj marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful

a humble apology
"essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions"- B.K.Malinowski

Syn|Ant

modest

marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself

broken, crushed, humbled, humiliated, low

subdued or brought low in condition or status

meek, mild, modest

humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness

proud

feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride

immodest

having or showing an exaggerated opinion of your importance, ability, etc

arrogant, chesty, self-important

having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride

beaming

pleased and proud

big, swelled, vainglorious

feeling self-importance

bigheaded, persnickety, snooty, snot-nosed, snotty, stuck-up, too big for one's breeches, uppish

(used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant

big, boastful, braggart, bragging, braggy, cock-a-hoop, crowing, self-aggrandising, self-aggrandizing

exhibiting self-importance

dignified, self-respectful, self-respecting

having or showing self-esteem

disdainful, haughty, imperious, lordly, overbearing, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering

having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy

conceited, egotistic, egotistical, self-conceited, swollen, swollen-headed, vain

characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance

house-proud

proud of your house or its furnishings or upkeep

overproud

excessively proud

pleased, proud of

feeling pleasurable satisfaction over something by which you measures your self-worth

purse-proud

proud or arrogant because of your wealth (especially in the absence of other distinction)

shabby-genteel

trying to maintain dignity and self respect despite shabbiness

2adj of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)

of humble (or lowly) birth

Syn

base, baseborn, lowly
lowborn

of humble birth or origins

3adj low or inferior in station or quality

a humble cottage

Syn

low, lowly, modest, small
inferior

of or characteristic of low rank or importance

4adj used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)

Syn

lowly, menial
unskilled

not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency

5v cause to be unpretentious

This experience will humble him

Hypo|Hyper

efface

make inconspicuous

alter, change, modify

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

6v cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

abase, chagrin, humiliate, mortify

crush, demolish, smash

humiliate or depress completely

degrade, demean, disgrace, put down, take down

reduce in worth or character, usually verbally

reduce

lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation

dehumanise, dehumanize

deprive of human qualities

bruise, hurt, injure, offend, spite, wound

hurt the feelings of

单词	humble
释义	humble (once / 113 pages) adjv A person or a place can be humble, but a person who brags about being humble, or not proud, may have too much pride in being "humble" to actually be humble. Sometimes fictional characters try to earn favor by saying "I'm just a humble man in search of...," when it is obvious they are the opposite. Truly humble people keep quiet about the good things they do and about their humble, or poor and simple, backgrounds. In the Bible, Jesus is described as humble because he was born in a stable, served the poor, and sacrificed himself without bragging about it — and he gave all the credit to his dad. WORD FAMILY humble: humbled, humbleness, humbler, humbles, humblest, humbling, humblingly, humbly USAGE EXAMPLES At the other end of the table, Swansea and Sunderland were both humbled, while champions Leicester got a much-needed win. BBC(Jan 01, 2017) “She was humble. She was polite. She sent a follow-up email thanking us for our time.” New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) He remained “incredibly humble,” living until his death in the single room above his studio in Bamako. Time(Dec 30, 2016) 1adj marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful a humble apology "essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions"- B.K.Malinowski Syn\|Ant modest marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself broken, crushed, humbled, humiliated, low subdued or brought low in condition or status meek, mild, modest humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness proud feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride immodest having or showing an exaggerated opinion of your importance, ability, etc arrogant, chesty, self-important having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride beaming pleased and proud big, swelled, vainglorious feeling self-importance bigheaded, persnickety, snooty, snot-nosed, snotty, stuck-up, too big for one's breeches, uppish (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant big, boastful, braggart, bragging, braggy, cock-a-hoop, crowing, self-aggrandising, self-aggrandizing exhibiting self-importance dignified, self-respectful, self-respecting having or showing self-esteem disdainful, haughty, imperious, lordly, overbearing, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy conceited, egotistic, egotistical, self-conceited, swollen, swollen-headed, vain characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance house-proud proud of your house or its furnishings or upkeep overproud excessively proud pleased, proud of feeling pleasurable satisfaction over something by which you measures your self-worth purse-proud proud or arrogant because of your wealth (especially in the absence of other distinction) shabby-genteel trying to maintain dignity and self respect despite shabbiness 2adj of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense) of humble (or lowly) birth Syn base, baseborn, lowly lowborn of humble birth or origins 3adj low or inferior in station or quality a humble cottage Syn low, lowly, modest, small inferior of or characteristic of low rank or importance 4adj used of unskilled work (especially domestic work) Syn lowly, menial unskilled not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency 5v cause to be unpretentious This experience will humble him Hypo\|Hyper efface make inconspicuous alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation 6v cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper abase, chagrin, humiliate, mortify crush, demolish, smash humiliate or depress completely degrade, demean, disgrace, put down, take down reduce in worth or character, usually verbally reduce lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation dehumanise, dehumanize deprive of human qualities bruise, hurt, injure, offend, spite, wound hurt the feelings of
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