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humble

音標['h?mbl] 讀音

漢語翻譯


a. 低下的, 謙遜的, 粗陋的
vt. 使...卑下, 降低...地位, 貶抑
相關詞組:
humble oneself

詞型變化:

副詞:humbly 形容詞比較級:humbler 最高級:humblest 名詞:humbleness 動詞過去式:humbled 過去分詞:humbled 現在分詞:humbling 第三人稱單數:humbles 

詞意辨析:

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

英文解釋:

動詞 humble:

  1. cause to be unpretentious
  2. cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
    同義詞:humiliate, mortify, chagrin, abase

形容詞 humble:

  1. low or inferior in station or quality
    同義詞:low, lowly, modest, small
  2. marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful- B.K.Malinowski
  3. used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
    同義詞:menial, lowly
  4. of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
    同義詞:base, baseborn, lowly

例句:

  1. The more noble the more humble.
    結實愈豐者,其穗愈低。
  2. He is a humble and submissive servant.
    他是個恭順的僕人。
  3. She was born of humble parentage.
    她出生卑賤。
  4. We must do good rather than evil, on however humble a scale.
    勿因善小而不為,勿因惡小而為之。
  5. Knowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud.
    博學使人謙遜,無知使人驕傲。
  6. In a meek or humble manner.
    謙遜的以一種謙卑或溫順的方式
  7. Knowledge makes humble; ignorance makes proud.
    [諺]知識使人謙虛,無知使人驕傲。
  8. He is a very humble person.
    他是一個非常謙恭的人。

詳細解釋:


hum.ble

adj.(形容詞)
hum.bler,hum.blest
Marked by meekness or modesty in behavior, attitude, or spirit; not arrogant or prideful.
謙遜的,謙卑的:以行為、態度或精神方面的溫順和謙卑為特徵的;不傲慢或驕傲的
Showing deferential or submissive respect:
低聲下氣的,順服的:表現出恭敬或謙卑的敬仰的:
例句:
a humble apology.
低聲下氣的道歉

Low in rank, quality, or station; unpretentious or lowly:
* 的,樸實無華的:在級別上、質量上、位置上低的;謙卑的或卑下的:
例句:
a humble cottage.
一座簡陋的小屋

v.tr.(及物動詞)
hum.bled,hum.bling,hum.bles
To curtail or destroy the pride of; humiliate.
貶抑,使慚愧:壓制或擊潰(別人的)驕傲;使自卑
To cause to be meek or modest in spirit.
使柔順,使謙和:使(別人)在精神上顯得溫順或謙卑
To give a lower condition or station to; abase.See Synonyms at degrade
壓低,降低:為(別人)提供較低等的條件或狀況;使降低地位或身份參見 degrade

來源:
Middle English
中古英文
from Old French
源自 古法文
from Latin humilis [low, lowly]
源自 拉丁語 humilis [低的,謙遜的]
from humus [ground] * see dhghem-
源自 humus [地面] *參見 dhghem-

【引伸】
hum.bleness
n.(名詞)
hum.bler
n.(名詞)
hum.bly
adv.(副詞)

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