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单词 humble
释义 humble
 —humbleness,  n.   —humbler,  n.   —humblingly,  adv.   —humbly,  adv.  
 /hum"beuhl, um"-/, adj., humbler, humblest,  v.  , humbled, humbling.
  adj.  
  1. not proud or arrogant; modest: to be humble although successful.
  2. having a feeling of insignificance, inferiority, subservience, etc.: In the presence of so many world-famous writers I felt very humble.
  3. low in rank, importance, status, quality, etc.; lowly: of humble origin; a humble home.
  4. courteously respectful: In my humble opinion you are wrong.
  5. low in height, level, etc.; small in size: a humble member of the galaxy.
  v.t.  
  6. to lower in condition, importance, or dignity; abase.
  7. to destroy the independence, power, or will of.
  8. to make meek: to humble one's heart.
 [1200-50; ME (h)umble < OF < L humilis lowly, insignificant, on the ground. See HUMUS, -ILE]
 Syn. 1. unpretending, unpretentious. 2. submissive, meek. 3. unassuming, plain, common, poor. 4. polite. 6. mortify, shame, abash. 7. subdue, crush, break. HUMBLE, DEGRADE, HUMILIATE suggest lowering or causing to seem lower. To HUMBLE is to bring down the pride of another or to reduce him or her to a state of abasement: to humble an arrogant enemy. To DEGRADE is to demote in rank or standing, or to reduce to a low level in dignity: to degrade an officer; to degrade oneself by lying. To HUMILIATE is to make others feel or appear inadequate or unworthy, esp. in some public setting: to humiliate a sensitive person.
 Ant. 1, 2. proud. 3. noble, exalted. 4. rude, insolent. 6. elevate. 8. exalt.
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