modest的音标

英 [ˈmɒdɪst]

美 [ˈmɑːdɪst]

modest的用法

adj. 些许的;不太大(或太贵、太重要等)的;谦虚的;谦逊的;庄重的;朴素的;不性感的

比较级： more modest 最： most modest

派生词： modestly （adv.）

记忆技巧：mod 风度 + est → 做事有风度 → 礼貌的

modest的例句

1.Swiss unemployment rose to the still modest rate of 0.7%
瑞士的失业率上升到了0.7%，这个百分比仍然不算太高。

2.He's modest, as well as being a great player
他是一名谦虚而伟大的运动员。

3.Asian women are more modest and shy, yet they tend to have an inner force
亚洲女性表现得更为端庄腼腆，却往往外柔内刚。

4.The democratic reforms have been modest
民主改革的力度并不太大。

5.You don't get rich, but you can get a modest living out of it.
你不会因此而发财，却可以使自己的生活能过得去。

modest的常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语
modest+ n.

1.He is a very modest person.
他是位非常谦逊的人。

2.Parents told us that we would study from others in a modest attitude.
父母叮嘱我们要以谦虚的态度向别人学习。

3.Many people become conceited after only modest success.
许多人在获得小小的成功后便变得自负起来。

用作表语
S+be+modest

1.Really great men are essentially modest.
真正的伟人大都很谦虚。

2.The price is very modest.
价格是适中的。

S+be+modest+ prep .-phrase

1.The young actress is very modest about her success.
那位年轻女演员对她的成功很谦虚。

2.He is modest in his behavior.
他的态度很谦虚。

3.He is modest in his requirements.
他的要求不过分。

S+be+modest+to- v

1.She is too modest to be seen in a bathing suit.
她太羞怯,不愿让别人看见自己身着泳装。

modest的词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

modest+名词

modest behavior 谦虚的态度,端庄的举止
modest demand 不过分的要求
modest dress〔house〕 朴素的衣着〔房子〕
modest speech 谦恭的谈吐

动词+modest

remain modest and prudent 保持谦虚谨慎

副词+modest

quite modest 毫不过分

modest+介词

modest about 对…不夸耀的
modest in 在…方面谦虚的,在…方面不过分的

modest的真题例句

1.In Lagos, foreign oil workers can pay as much as $65,000 per year in rent for a modest apartment in a safe part of town.
2017年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

2.Some raised more than twice their goals, but others have fallen short of reaching even modest targets.
2019年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

3.They found that early attention skills were the most consistent predictor of academic success, and that likability by peers also had a modest effect on academic performance.
2018年12月六级真题（套）阅读 Section C

4.When the children are young, and depend upon the family for financial needs, families with modest incomes have difficulty providing enough life insurance to protect the mother and children.
2017年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

5.The more learned a man is, the more modest be usually become.
2015年高考英语陕西卷 单项填空 原文

6.The court would be recklessly modest if it followed California's advice.
2015年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

7.Their thesis 一 that a relatively modest intervention could have a big impact 一 was based on the view that first-generation students may be most lacking not in potential but in practical knowledge about how to deal with the issues that face most college st
2015年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ