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简单释义：

adj. 些许的；不太大（或太贵、太重要等）的；谦虚的；谦逊的

网络 适度的；谦虚道；有节制的

完整释义：

adj.

1.谨慎的,谦虚的,客气的;羞怯的;(尤指妇女)端庄的;优雅的,淑静的,贞节的;有节制的,适度的,适中的;不大的
2.谦虚;谦逊的
3.谦虚,谦恭温顺的
4.不大,不多
5.中型(的);适中的
6.简朴的,简单的,简陋的,不过奢
7.有节制的,恰如其分的
8.羞怯的,害羞怕臊,忸忸怩怩的
9.不太显著
10.菜式素净的

例句：

1. Khrushchev: Nothing. It means nothing. Call it a modest gentleman's agreement to ensure our continued relationship.
   没，没什么意思。这只是个君子协议而已，来确保两国关系能继续下去。

2. On the evening I finally forced myself up to the front door of her modest house.
   那天晚上，我终于鼓足勇气强迫自己来到她那所朴实无华的房舍。

3. The first Olympic Winter Games took place in 1924 in Chamonix, France. It had a modest participation of only 293 athletes from 17 countries.
   第一届冬奥会于1924年在法国夏蒙尼召开，当时只有17个国家的293名运动员参加。

4. A modest pension of $7 a week in 1900 would be worth $184 a week today if it had been linked to consumer prices.
   如果考虑到消费价格指数，1900年每周7美元的中等水平养老金可以等价于今天每周拿184美元。

5. In such a poisonous atmosphere the Europeans and Americans are trying to persuade the Bosnians to agree to modest constitutional changes.
   如此紧张的气氛下，欧盟和美国都力图劝说波斯尼亚人对宪法进行适度的修正。

6. In each case, the architect's approach is like that of a microlender: strategic, modest and mindful of the immeasurable dividends to come.
   在每一个案例中，建筑师的做法就像是一个小额贷款者：拥有战略思考的同时谦虚谨慎，时刻想着发一笔大财。

7. When Mr. Cabo runs out of money, she said, she is ready to step in with her modest savings and perhaps sell her car.
   一旦卡波先生用完了自己的钱，她说道，她已经准备好了要拿出自己微薄的积蓄助他一臂之力，也许还会卖了自己的车。

8. In the course of counseling hundreds of executives in transition, Seidel is often struck by how modest they are.
   在为数百位寻求转型的高管提供咨询的过程中，他们的谦逊给塞德尔留下了深刻的印象。