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簡單釋義：

adj. 些許的；不太大（或太貴、太重要等）的；謙虛的；謙遜的

網路 適度的；謙虛道；有節制的

完整釋義：

adj.

1.謹慎的,謙虛的,客氣的;羞怯的;(尤指婦女)端莊的;優雅的,淑靜的,貞節的;有節制的,適度的,適中的;不大的
2.謙虛;謙遜的
3.謙虛,謙恭溫順的
4.不大,不多
5.中型(的);適中的
6.簡樸的,簡單的,簡陋的,不過奢
7.有節制的,恰如其分的
8.羞怯的,害羞怕臊,忸忸怩怩的
9.不太顯著
10.菜式素凈的

例句：

1. Khrushchev: Nothing. It means nothing. Call it a modest gentleman's agreement to ensure our continued relationship.
   沒，沒什麼意思。這只是個君子協議而已，來確保兩國關係能繼續下去。

2. On the evening I finally forced myself up to the front door of her modest house.
   那天晚上，我終於鼓足勇氣強迫自己來到她那所樸實無華的房舍。

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.
   第一屆冬奧會於1924年在法國夏蒙尼召開，當時只有17個國家的293名運動員參加。

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.
   如果考慮到消費價格指數，1900年每周7美元的中等水平養老金可以等價於今天每周拿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.
   如此緊張的氣氛下，歐盟和美國都力圖勸說波斯尼亞人對憲法進行適度的修正。

6. In each case, the architect's approach is like that of a microlender: strategic, modest and mindful of the immeasurable dividends to come.
   在每一個案例中，建築師的做法就像是一個小額貸款者：擁有戰略思考的同時謙虛謹慎，時刻想著發一筆大財。

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錢，她說道，她已經準備好了要拿出自己微薄的積蓄助他一臂之力，也許還會賣了自己的車。

8. In the course of counseling hundreds of executives in transition, Seidel is often struck by how modest they are.
   在為數百位尋求轉型的高管提供諮詢的過程中，他們的謙遜給塞德爾留下了深刻的印象。