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    modestly查询结果如下:

    音标:['mɒdɪstli]
    基本释义/说明:adv.谨慎地;谦虚地;适当地()
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    副词
    谨慎地;谦虚地;适当地
    The girl cast down her eyes modestly when she was praised.
    姑娘受到表扬时,谦虚地垂下了眼睛。
    Newton's was unquestionably a mind of the very highest order, and yet, when asked by what means he had worked out his extraordinary discoveries, he modestly answered, "By always thinking unto them."
    无可争议,牛顿的头脑是最高才智的头脑,然而当问到他是用什么方法获得惊人的发现时,牛顿谦虚地回答:"全靠对那些问题不断地深思。
    He modestly puts forward his own opinion, as if adding it to those of other, greater men
    他谦虚地提出自己的观点,好像是给别的更伟大的人物作些补充似的。
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    副词
    审慎地,; 适度地
    副词
    适当地
    -modestly的不同词性形态

    形容词 变体/同根词

    Not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements; unpretentious, humble. || Small, moderate in size.
    He downplayed his influence in his typically modest manner.
    These are the men among you, who are always too modest to lead.
    They lived in a modest house in an underbuilt new neighborhood east of town.

    名词 变体/同根词

    Quality of being modest.
    The quality of being modest; having a limited and not overly high opinion of oneself and one's abilities. || Moderate behaviour; reserve.
    He had shown no false modesty about his ability to avoid the gardener.
    His family was quite wealthy, but modesty was what they possessed in great amounts.
    I felt it would be a service to those families to provide guidelines regarding modesty and propriety so that such a technique could be done in the most respectful way possible.
    词组

    to learn modestly

    虚心学习

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    yield;modestly decline

    相让

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    learn modestly from experts

    虚心向内行请教

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    to decline politely;modestly

    谦让

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