modest

1. ADJ A modest house or other building is not large or expensive. 適度的

They had spent the night at a modest hotel. 他們在一家普通的旅館過夜。

2. ADJ You use modest to describe something such as an amount, rate, or improvement which is fairly small. (數量、比率或改進幅度等) 較小的

Unemployment rose to the still modest rate of 0.7%. 失業率陞高到0.7%這個還算低的水平。

3. modestlyADV 較小地

The nation's balance of payments improved modestly last month. 這個國家上個月的國際收支有了較小的改善。

4. ADJ If you say that someone is modest, you approve of them because they do not talk much about their abilities or achievements. 謙虛的[表贊許]

He's modest, as well as being a great player. 他是一個謙虛而且出色的運動員。

5. modestlyADV 謙虛地[ADV with v]

"You really must be very good at what you do."—"I suppose I am," Kate said modestly. “你確實非常擅長你所做的。” —“我覺得是吧。”凱特謙虛地說。