| 单词 | meekness |
| 释义 | meekness (once / 2395 pages) n Use the noun meekness to talk about someone's habit of acting shy or submissive. Your own meekness might keep you from asking your boss for a raise. If you tend to give in easily, or to quietly endure hardship, you have the quality of meekness. Meekness can mean not speaking up for yourself or deferring to other people with louder voices and stronger opinions. The word meekness has meek at its root, "gentle, benevolent, or humble." Originally, the word meek was specifically associated with women and feminine qualities, and it comes from an Old Norse root, mjúkr, "soft or gentle." WORD FAMILYmeekness: meeknesses+/meek: meeker, meekest, meekly, meekness USAGE EXAMPLESMr. George recalled the meekness with which the jurist called on Christians, against the grain of academia and popular culture, to be “fools for Christ.” Washington Times(Oct 28, 2016) Meekly, of course, but his meekness is deceptive: even when ordering coffee, he knows exactly what he wants. The Guardian(Oct 15, 2016) The meekness expected of us stands in ironic contrast with the strength required to navigate this world as a black woman. The Guardian(Apr 25, 2016) 1n a disposition to be patient and long suffering Syn|Hypo|Hyper subduedness spinelessness the quality of lacking a strong character; an irresolute disposition humbleness, humility a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride 2n the feeling of patient, submissive humbleness Syn|Hyper submission humbleness, humility a humble feeling |
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