humble

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基本釋義

adj.
謙遜的; 簡陋的; (級別或地位)低下的; 不大的
vt.
使謙恭; 輕松打敗(尤指強(qiáng)大的對手); 低聲下氣

詞性變化

實(shí)用例句

The world champion was humbled last night in three rounds.

這位世界冠軍昨晚三個(gè)回合就被輕松擊敗。

牛津詞典

a humbling experience

一次令人慚愧的經(jīng)歷

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He was humbled by her generosity.

她的大度使他覺得自己渺小。

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‘Sorry, ’ she said humbly.

“對不起?!彼t遜地說。

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I would humbly suggest that there is something wrong here.

愚以為這里有點(diǎn)錯誤。

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The company has worked its way up from humble beginnings to become the market leader.

公司已從創(chuàng)業(yè)期的微不足道發(fā)展成了市場的主導(dǎo)者。

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a humble farmhouse

小農(nóng)舍

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the daughter of a humble shopkeeper

一位小店主的女兒

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a humble occupation

卑下職業(yè)

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a man of humble birth/origins

出身低微的人

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My humble apologies . I did not understand.

對不起。我沒有弄懂。

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In my humble opinion , you were in the wrong.

依拙見,你錯了。

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my humble tribute to this great man

鄙人對這位偉人的敬意

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Be humble enough to learn from your mistakes.

要虛心地從自己的錯誤中學(xué)習(xí)。

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I am sure millions of viewers were humbled by this story.

我相信數(shù)百萬觀眾看了這個(gè)故事后都會感到自己的渺小。

Ted's words humbled me...

特德的話讓我感到自慚。

Third-placed Barnet were humbled 3-0 at Crewe.

排名第三的巴尼特隊(duì)以0–3的比分在克魯遭遇慘敗。

Honda won fame in the 1980s as the little car company that humbled the industry giants...

本田在20世紀(jì)80年代作為一家輕易挫敗行業(yè)巨頭的小汽車公司而聲名鵲起。

Anson was forced to eat humble pie and publicly apologise to her.

安森被迫認(rèn)錯并公開向她道歉。

It is, in my humble opinion, perhaps the best steak restaurant in Great Britain.

依拙見,這可能是英國最好的牛排館。

Varndell made his own reflector for these shots from a strip of humble kitchen foil.

瓦恩德爾用一狹條普通的廚房用箔紙自制了反光板來拍攝這些照片。

There are restaurants, both humble and expensive, that specialize in them...

專門做這些菜的餐館既有毫不起眼的也有價(jià)格昂貴的。

He came from a fairly humble, poor background.

他出生在一個(gè)地位相當(dāng)?shù)拖碌呢毟F家庭。

Spyros Latsis started his career as a humble fisherman in the Aegean...

斯皮羅斯·拉齊斯的第一份職業(yè)是愛琴海上一名地位卑賤的漁夫。

Andy was a humble, courteous and gentle man.

安迪是個(gè)謙遜而且彬彬有禮的紳士。

He gave a great performance, but he was very humble...

他的表演非常出色,但他卻很謙虛。

英英釋義

Verb
  • 1. cause to be unpretentious;

    "This experience will humble him"

  • 2. cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of;

    "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"

Adjective
  • 1. low or inferior in station or quality;

    "a humble cottage"

    "a lowly parish priest"

    "a modest man of the people"

    "small beginnings"

  • 2. marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful;

    "a humble apology"

    "essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions"- B.K.Malinowski

  • 3. used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)

  • 4. of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense);

    "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"

    "of humble (or lowly) birth"

同義詞辨析

humble, humiliate, degrade, disgrace

這些動詞均含有"使丟臉,使受恥辱"之意。

  • humble常可和degrade換用,強(qiáng)調(diào)降級所帶來的恥辱;也多指自卑和感到渺小無能的心理狀態(tài)。
  • humiliate: 指損傷或剝奪自尊感,損壞自尊心,強(qiáng)調(diào)蒙受恥辱。
  • degrade: 指因過失而受到降級、階格;也多指因自身的境遇而感到恥辱。
  • disgrace: 指降低某人在他人心目中的地位,使其丟臉。

modest, humble

這兩個(gè)形容詞都有"謙恭的"之意。

  • modest: 含義廣泛,指行為或態(tài)度等方面不自大、不虛榮、不傲慢、不武斷和不自負(fù)。
  • humble: 指精神和行為上的謙遜。褒義指對自己或自己的成就不驕傲;貶義指過低地評價(jià)自己,對人低聲下氣。

同義詞

adj.謙虛的;卑下的

meeklowlymodestmild

反義詞

adj.謙遜的;卑微的;簡陋的

nobleproudexaltedimmodestmagnificentloftyhaughty

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