modest [ˈmɑ:dɪst]

例句:

• The result reflects a modest rightward shift in opinion.
  结果显示舆论出现一定程度的右倾。
  
• Modest debt is another factor helping the farm economy.
  来自WSJ
• The wine towns encountered are, on the whole, quiet and modest.
  所到的酒镇总的来说都是宁静祥和的。
  
• Though his background was modest, it was in no sense deprived.
  尽管他家境一般，但也并不算贫穷。
  
• Their donations are a modest increase from previous years.
  来自VOA
• Modest' would be the way to describe it.
  来自NEWYORKER
• 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。
  来自《权威词典》
• 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。
  来自《权威词典》
• He is a very modest person.
  他是位非常谦逊的人。
  来自《权威词典》