4周搞定2000+托福核心词
modate = mod(风度) + ate(具有) = 做事有分度→适度的
moderately = moder(风度) + ate(具有) + ly(表副词) = 适度地;有节制地
做事有风度→礼貌的
modest
常考释义
Nearly every movie theater, however modest, had a piano or organ to provide musical accompaniment to silent pictures.
尽管不起眼,几乎每家剧院都配备钢琴或管风琴为无声电影配乐。
来源于:阅读OFFICIAL12 P2adj. 谦虚的;谦逊的
She's very modest about her success.
她对自己的成功非常谦虚。
So Liam's modest, but he's quite the ace surfer.
利亚姆很低调,但他是个冲浪高手。
来自《新飞跃比弗利 第5季第19集》
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adj. 不太高的;不过分的;适度的;不太大的
The asking price was quite modest.
要价不算高。
I also have a modest sum I can invest each month.
我每月也有一笔不太多的钱用来投资。
I was thinking I'd select something modest to perform.
我想我应该选一些难度适中的东西来表演。
来自《歌舞青春3:毕业季》
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adj. 朴实无华的;朴素的
He moved from his hotel suite into a modest flat.
他从酒店套房搬进了朴实无华的公寓。
She lives in a modest apartment in Santa Monica.
她住在圣莫尼卡一套朴素的公寓里。
Nearly every movie theater, however modest, had a piano or organ to provide musical accompaniment to silent pictures.
尽管不起眼,几乎每家剧院都配备钢琴或管风琴为无声电影配乐。
来源于:阅读OFFICIAL12 P2So...so all this helped to create an attitude of conformity in the community, and you can see why a modest, a very plain style would become so widely imitated throughout rural New England.
所以...所以所有人都想创造一种一致的、团结的态度,这样你就看到了一种朴素的、非常普普通通的房屋风格在新英格兰地区为什么被大量模仿。
来源于:听力OFFICIAL11 L3adj. 端庄的
Asian women are more modest and shy, yet they tend to have an inner force.
亚洲妇女更加端庄害羞一些,但她们常常具有一种内在力量。
Respect the local etiquette. modest clothing is often preferable to revealing shorts and tight-fitting tops.
尊重当地礼仪。端庄的衣着通常比暴露的短裤和紧身上衣要好。
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