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BNC: 11417 COCA: 11845
modesty
noun [U] /ˈmɒdɪsti/
  1. 1
    the tendency not to talk about yourself, your achievements, or your abilities even if you are successful 谦逊;谦虚

    'I hope this is helpful,' he says with characteristic modesty.

    I'm not one for false modesty: I happen to be a gifted actress. 我不是一个假谦虚的人,我碰巧是一个有天赋的女演员。

     Synonyms and related words
    Humble and not proud: humble, modest, unassuming...
  2. 2
    behaviour that aims to avoid causing sexual feelings in other people 端庄;正派

    Feminine modesty isn't just about the exact amount of flesh covered up.

     Synonyms and related words
    Morally good or correct behaviour: virtue, goodness, purity...
    1. a.
      a feeling of being shy or embarrassed about other people seeing your body 羞怯;腼腆

      The bathrobe was invented as a way to preserve the wearer's modesty when moving to and from the bathroom.

       Synonyms and related words
      Shame or embarrassment: shame, embarrassment, guilt...
BNC: 11417 COCA: 11845
modesty

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + MODESTY | MODESTY + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEcharacteristic, natural, typical特有的/天生的/典型的謙遜She accepted their congratulations with typical modesty.她以典型的謙虛姿態接受了他們的祝賀。false虛假的謙遜feminine女性的謙和Her strong will was hidden behind apparent feminine modesty.她的堅強意志隱藏在嬌柔謙和的外表之下。VERB + MODESTYdisplay, show表現得謙遜preserve保持端莊I wore a towel to preserve my modesty.為了不失體面,我圍了一條大毛巾。MODESTY + VERBforbid sb羞怯使某人無法⋯Modesty forbade me from mentioning that my novel had been published.我不好意思提起我的小說已經出版了。PREPOSITIONwith modesty謙遜地She spoke with characteristic modesty.她以特有的謙遜口吻講話。modesty about對⋯不誇耀his modesty about his achievements他不誇耀自己的成就
BNC: 11417 COCA: 11845

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