- A person or a place can be humble, but a person who brags about being humble, or not proud, may have too much pride in being "humble" to actually be humble.
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- adj. 谦逊的；卑微的
- vt. 使谦恭；轻松打败
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1. Be humble enough to learn from your mistakes.
要虚心地从自己的错误中学习。
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2. In my humble opinion,you were in the wrong.
依拙见，你错了。
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3. My humble apologies.I did not understand.
对不起。我没有弄懂。
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4. a man of humble birth/origins
出身低微的人
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5. a humble occupation
卑下职业
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6. the daughter of a humble shopkeeper
一位小店主的女儿
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7. a humble farmhouse
小农舍
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8. ‘Sorry,’ she said humbly.
“对不起。”她谦逊地说。
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9. He was humbled by her generosity.
她的大度使他觉得自己渺小。
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10. The world champion was humbled last night in three rounds.
这位世界冠军昨晚三个回合就被轻松击败。
- humble (adj.) late 13c., of persons, "submissive, respectful, lowly in manner, modest, not self-asserting, obedient," from Old French humble, umble, earlier umele, from Latin humilis "lowly, humble," literally "on the ground," from humus "earth," from PIE root *dhghem- "earth." From late 14c., of things, "lowly in kind, state, condition, or amount," also "of low birth or rank." Related: Humbly.
- humble (v.) late 14c., "render oneself humble" (intrans.), also "to bend, kneel or bow;" late 15c. "lower (someone) in dignity" (trans.); see humble (adj.). Related: Humbled; humbling.
hum·ble / ˈhʌmbl ; NAmE ˈhʌmbl / adjective , verb humble humbles humbled humbling humbler humblest adjective ( hum·bler / ˈhʌmblə(r) ; NAmE ˈhʌmblər / hum·blest / ˈhʌmblɪst ; NAmE ˈhʌmblɪst / ) 1 showing you do not think that you are as important as other people 谦逊的；虚心的 SYN modest ◆ Be humble enough to learn from your mistakes. 要虚心地从自己的错误中学习。 ◆ my humble tribute to this great man 鄙人对这位伟人表示敬意 ☞see also humility 2 ( ironic or humorous) used to suggest that you are not as important as other people, but in a way that is not sincere or not very serious （表示谦逊，但不够诚挚或认真） ◆ In my humble opinion,you were in the wrong. 依拙见，你错了。 ◆ My humble apologies.I did not understand. 对不起。我没有弄懂。 3 having a low rank or social position （级别或地位）低下的，卑微的 ◆ a man of humble birth/origins 出身低微的人 ◆ a humble occupation 卑下职业 ◆ the daughter of a humble shopkeeper 一位小店主的女儿 4 (of a thing 事物 ) not large or special in any way 不大的；没有特别之处的 SYN modest ◆ a humble farmhouse 小农舍 ◆ The company has worked its way up from humble beginnings to become the market leader. 公司已从创业期的微不足道发展成了市场的主导者。 ▶ hum·bly / ˈhʌmbli ; NAmE ˈhʌmbli / adverb ◆ I would humbly suggest that there is something wrong here. 愚以为这里有点错误。 ◆ ‘Sorry,’ she said humbly. “对不起。”她谦逊地说。 IDIOMsee eat verb 1 humblesb to make sb feel that they are not as good or important as they thought they were 贬低；使感到卑微 ◆ He was humbled by her generosity. 她的大度使他觉得自己渺小。 ◆ a humbling experience 一次令人惭愧的经历 2 [usually passive ] humblesb to easily defeat an opponent, especially a strong or powerful one 轻松打败（尤指强大的对手） ◆ The world champion was humbled last night in three rounds. 这位世界冠军昨晚三个回合就被轻松击败。 3 humbleyourself to show that you are not too proud to ask for sth, admit that you have been wrong, etc. 低声下气；谦逊；虚心 ☞see also humility hum·ble / ˈhʌmbl ; NAmE ˈhʌmbl / hum·bler / ˈhʌmblə(r) ; NAmE ˈhʌmblər / hum·blest / ˈhʌmblɪst ; NAmE ˈhʌmblɪst / hum·bly / ˈhʌmbli ; NAmE ˈhʌmbli /
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