詞匯精選:humble的用法和辨析
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。
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