英语释义

1. not proud or haughty not arrogant or assertive

2. reflecting, expressing, or offered in a spirit of deference or submission
a humble apology

3. ranking low in a hierarchy or scale insignificant, unpretentious

4. not costly or luxurious
a humble contraption

5. to make (someone) humble (see humble entry 1) in spirit or manner

6. to destroy the power, independence, or prestige of

7. not proud not thinking of yourself as better than other people

8. given or said in a way that shows you do not think you are better than other people

9. showing that you do not think of yourself as better than other people

10. to make (someone) feel less important or proud to make (someone) humble

11. to easily defeat (someone or something) in a way that is surprising or not expected

12. not regarding others as inferior not overly proud modest
She is humble despite her great success.

13. expressed in a way that does not show too much pride
humble apologies

14. low in rank or condition
They are people of humble origin.

15. to make modest
The failure humbled him.

16. to easily and unexpectedly defeat
Our surprise attack humbled the enemy.

英汉例句

• Written after a short visit to the UK (his first), his essay is not just witty and acerbic, it is humblingly observant.

  此文写于他（首次）短暂访问英国之后。他的散文不仅诙谐尖刻，其观察之细致入微也足以令人汗颜。

相似词

demure(Demure)人名；(法)德米尔

down-to-earth实际的；现实的

lowly卑贱的；地位低的；谦逊的

meek(Meek)人名；(英)米克

modest(Modest)人名；(罗)莫代斯特；(德)莫德斯特；(俄)莫杰斯特

unassuming谦逊的；不装腔作势的；不出风头的

unpretentious谦逊的；含蓄的；不炫耀的；不铺张的

相反词

arrogant自大的，傲慢的

bumptious傲慢的；瞎自夸的

chesty胸部丰满的；胸部大的；骄傲的

conceited自负的；狂想的；逞能的

fastuous傲慢的；炫耀的；虚饰的

haughty傲慢的；自大的

high-handed高压的；专横的；目空一切的

high-hat自命不凡

hoity-toity装腔作势；横蛮的态度

huffish发怒的；傲慢的；不高兴的

huffy怒沖沖的；暴躁的

imperious专横的；迫切的；傲慢的

lordlyad 贵族般地；高傲地

overweening自负的，过于自信的；过分的

peremptory强制的；绝对的；断然的；专横的

pompous自大的；浮夸的；华而不实的；爱炫耀的

presuming冒昧的，自以为是的

presumptuous专横的；放肆的；冒昧的

pretentious自命不凡的；炫耀的；做作的

self-assertive自作主张的，孤行专断的

supercilious目空一切的，高傲的；傲慢的，自大的

superior上级，长官；优胜者，高手；长者

uppish傲慢的；盛气凌人的

uppity傲慢的；自负的；不易控制的