英 [ˈmɒdəsti] 美 [ˈmɑːdəsti]
n. 谦虚，谦逊；保守，端庄；适度，有限；羞怯，腼腆
modesty /ˈmɒdɪstɪ/ CET4 TEM4
不可数名词 Someone who shows modesty does not talk much about their abilities or achievements. 谦虚
His modesty does him credit, for the food he produces speaks for itself.
他的谦虚为他赢得了信誉，他生产的食品就是最好的证明。
不可数名词 You can refer to the modesty of something such as a place or amount when it is fairly small. (某地或数量等) 小
The modesty of the town itself comes as something of a surprise.
这个城镇的小巧挺让人吃惊。
不可数名词 If someone, especially a woman, shows modesty, they are cautious about the way they dress and behave because they are aware that other people may view them in a sexual way. (尤指妇女) 端庄
There were shrieks of embarrassment, mingled with giggles, from some of the girls as they struggled to protect their modesty.
有些女孩子努力要保持端庄，但还是发出了尴尬的尖叫声，其中还夹杂着咯咯的笑声。
freedom from vanity or conceit
同义词： modestness
formality and propriety of manner
同义词： reserve
谦抑-引用次数：65
Therefore, civil action legislation, a good rule of law embodies the modern criminal law and criminal Modesty value the spirit of reconciliation.
所以说,亲告罪的立法,很好体现了现代法治社会的刑法谦抑价值与刑事和解精神。
参考来源亲告罪问题研究（研究生论文）
谦虚-引用次数：24
As for responding strategy, "Modesty strategy" is more frequently used in CCs, whereas strategies of "Accepting" and "Returning" are more common in ECs.
此外，汉语恭维语在应答上主要采取谦虚策略，而英语恭维语的应答则以接受和回报恭维为主。
参考来源英汉恭维语对比研究
拙-引用次数：2
参考来源论沙耆的油画艺术
羞怯
谦逊
显示(Exemplification)：向他人显示自己的正直和有价值，引起他人内疚。 谦虚(Modesty)：故意低估自己的良好品质、成就和贡献。 恳求(Supplication)：向他人表达自己的不足与依赖，引起他人同情。
谦逊;质朴;稳重 谦逊 谦逊( Modesty ):成心低估自己的良好品德、成绩和奉献。 请求.
... ella）和约翰斯（Johns）是他们的代表人物。简洁又是美国时装的传统。所以，简约主 ein）叫和他的美国同行就可以明白。中国的时装设计师和消费者在20世纪的最后几年也 modesty端庄 ...
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modest 谦虚的，谦逊的；适度的；端庄的；羞怯的
谦逊；质朴；稳重
He accepted the award with characteristic modesty.
他以他一贯的谦逊态度接受了奖励。
"Your modesty is a cover for your overweening conceit," she said.
“你用谦逊的外表掩饰自负的内心，”她说。
His modesty does him credit, for the food he produces speaks for itself.
他的谦虚为他赢得了信誉，他生产的食品就是最好的证明。
An genuine humility is not just a posing in a form modesty, but you really know your correctness, at the deepest level, you know your correctness.
真正的谦虚并不仅仅是在表面的谦虚，而是你真的知道你自己是正确的，在内心深处，你知道你是正确的。
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This is the English translation because the poem is in Latin: Because you loved the blush of modesty and a stainless youth and because you did not taste the delight of the marriage-bed, lo! the rewards of virginity are reserved for you.
诗是用拉丁文写的，这是英文翻译：,诗歌大意：，你爱羞怯的脸红和无瑕的青春,未品尝过婚床上的欢愉，瞧！，你将因这贞洁获得奖赏。
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Presumably, he felt modesty.
假定，他懂得礼貌。
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While there was some modesty in the report, there was also a slight tone of overconfidence.
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Now 63, Mr Havel has kept his modesty, wit and sense of the absurd.
They saw this as a way to benefit the causes involved, false modesty be damned.