modest

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

They had spent the night at a modest hotel. 他们在一家普通的旅馆过夜。

2. ADJ You use modest to describe something such as an amount, rate, or improvement which is fairly small. (数量、比率或改进幅度等) 较小的

Unemployment rose to the still modest rate of 0.7%. 失业率升高到0.7%这个还算低的水平。

3. modestlyADV 较小地

The nation's balance of payments improved modestly last month. 这个国家上个月的国际收支有了较小的改善。

4. ADJ If you say that someone is modest, you approve of them because they do not talk much about their abilities or achievements. 谦虚的[表赞许]

He's modest, as well as being a great player. 他是一个谦虚而且出色的运动员。

5. modestlyADV 谦虚地[ADV with v]

"You really must be very good at what you do."—"I suppose I am," Kate said modestly. “你确实非常擅长你所做的。” —“我觉得是吧。”凯特谦虚地说。