一、詳細釋義:


adj.

謙遜的,謙恭的


例句:

He treated me in a humble manner.

他以一種謙遜的方式招待我。


例句:

Many famous people are surprisingly humble.

許多知名人士都出奇地謙恭。


(身份,地位等)低下的,卑微的


例句:

It certainly took him down a peg to be transferred to that humble position.

被調(diào)任到那個低下的職位,無疑使他很失面子。


例句:

He is of humble birth.

他出身卑微。


(物品)粗糙的,簡陋的


例句:

The family lived in a humble cottage.

這戶人家住在一所簡陋的農(nóng)舍里。


v.

使謙卑 [T]


例句:

He had to humble himself in the presence of the prince.

他在王子面前只得低聲下氣。


例句:

Only when you respect your-self can you have the courage to humble yourself.

唯其尊重自己的人,才更勇于縮小自己。


使地位降低,使威信掃地 [T]


例句:

His failure in the competition humbled him.

競賽失利使他丟了臉。


二、詞義辨析:


modest,humble

這兩個形容詞都有“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。 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;貶義指過低地評價自己,對人低聲下氣。


三、詞義辨析:


humble,humiliate,degrade,disgrace

這些動詞均含有“使丟臉、使受恥辱”之意。 humble??珊蚫egrade換用,強調(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。


四、相關(guān)短語:


humble plant

含羞草


一、參考例句:


Just a humble woodcarver.

只是個卑微的木雕師傅。


He is of humble birth.

他出身卑微。


Welcome to my humble abode.

歡迎光臨寒舍。


They humble themselves before God.

他們在上帝面前謙卑自己。


He lived in a humble cottage.

他住在一間簡陋的小屋里。


The family lived in a humble cottage.

這戶人家住在一所簡陋的農(nóng)舍里。


He is a man of humble birth.

他出身卑微。


Knowledge makes humble; ignorance makes proud.

知識令人謙虛;無知使人驕傲。


Many famous people are surprisingly humble.

許多知名人士都出奇地謙恭。


Thomas has not forgotten his humble origins.

托馬斯沒有忘記他卑微的出身。