一、详细释义:
adj.
谦逊的,谦恭的
例句:
He treated me in a humble manner.
他以一种谦逊的方式招待我。
例句:
Many famous people are surprisingly humble.
许多知名人士都出奇地谦恭。
(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.
被调任到那个低下的职位,无疑使他很失面子。
例句:
He is of humble birth.
他出身卑微。
(物品)粗糙的,简陋的
例句:
The family lived in a humble cottage.
这户人家住在一所简陋的农舍里。
v.
使谦卑 [T]
例句:
He had to humble himself in the presence of the prince.
他在王子面前只得低声下气。
例句:
Only when you respect your-self can you have the courage to humble yourself.
唯其尊重自己的人,才更勇于缩小自己。
使地位降低,使威信扫地 [T]
例句:
His failure in the competition humbled him.
竞赛失利使他丢了脸。
二、词义辨析:
modest,humble
这两个形容词都有“谦恭的”之意。modest含义广泛,指行为或态度等方面不自大、不虚荣、不傲慢、不武断和不自负。humble指精神和行为上的谦逊。褒义指对自己或自己的成就不骄傲;贬义指过低地评价自己,对人低声下气。
三、词义辨析:
humble,humiliate,degrade,disgrace
这些动词均含有“使丢脸、使受耻辱”之意。humble常可和degrade换用,强调降级所带来的耻辱;也多指自卑和感到渺小无能的心理状态。humiliate指损伤或剥夺自尊感,损坏自尊心,强调蒙受耻辱。degrade指因过失而受到降级、阶格;也多指因自身的境遇而感到耻辱。disgrace指降低某人在他人心目中的地位,使其丢脸。
四、相关短语:
humble plant
含羞草
一、参考例句:
Just a humble woodcarver.
只是个卑微的木雕师傅。
He is of humble birth.
他出身卑微。
Welcome to my humble abode.
欢迎光临寒舍。
They humble themselves before God.
他们在上帝面前谦卑自己。
He lived in a humble cottage.
他住在一间简陋的小屋里。
The family lived in a humble cottage.
这户人家住在一所简陋的农舍里。
He is a man of humble birth.
他出身卑微。
Knowledge makes humble; ignorance makes proud.
知识令人谦虚;无知使人骄傲。
Many famous people are surprisingly humble.
许多知名人士都出奇地谦恭。
Thomas has not forgotten his humble origins.
托马斯没有忘记他卑微的出身。