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。