humble

/ˈhʌmbl/ adj.
标准词条 CET-6IELTS
一句话记住

谦逊的;不自大的;出身卑微的;普通简朴的

释义与例句

adj. 谦逊的;不自大的
not considering yourself more important or better than other people
  1. Despite her international fame, she remains humble.
    尽管享誉国际,她仍然很谦逊。
  2. He was humble about his role in the discovery.
    他对自己在这项发现中所起的作用表现得很谦逊。
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  1. A good leader should be humble enough to admit mistakes.
    优秀的领导者应该足够谦逊,能够承认错误。
adj. 出身卑微的;普通简朴的
having a low social position, or simple and not large or impressive
  1. The successful entrepreneur came from humble beginnings.
    这位成功的企业家出身贫寒。
  2. She grew up in a humble home near the docks.
    她在码头附近一户贫寒人家中长大。
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  1. They served a humble meal of bread and vegetable soup.
    他们提供了一顿面包配蔬菜汤的简单饭菜。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 humble beginnings 和 humble background 指“卑微、贫寒的出身”;modest 则主要指“不夸耀”。

词族与关联词

词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
  • humility 谦逊;谦虚
    不可数名词,指不自大、能够正确看待自己的品质。
  • humbly 谦逊地;恭敬地
    副词,可形容谦虚的态度或恭敬地提出请求。
同义词
  • modest 谦逊的;不夸耀的
    modest 和 humble 都可表示不夸耀自己;humble 还可指出身卑微或条件简朴,modest 还可指数量、规模适度。
    She is modest about her achievements and praises her colleagues. 她对自己的成就很谦虚,并称赞同事。
常见搭配
  • remain humble 保持谦逊
    Success has not stopped him from remaining humble. 成功并没有让他失去谦逊。
  • humble beginnings 卑微的出身;简陋的起点
    The international business grew from humble beginnings. 这家跨国企业是从简陋的起点发展起来的。
  • humble background 贫寒的出身
    Her humble background shaped her commitment to education. 贫寒的出身使她坚定致力于教育事业。