humble
humble 英 [ˈhʌmbl] 美 [ˈhʌmbəl]
adj. 谦逊的；卑微的 vt. 使谦恭；轻松打败
进行时:humbling 过去式:humbled 过去分词:humbled 第三人称单数:humbles
- 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.
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