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humble adj.
⇨ modest (feel humble) ⇨ working class (sb's humble background/origins) modest adjective modest ♦︎ humble ♦︎ unassuming ♦︎ unpretentiousThese words all describe a person who does not talk about or draw attention to themselves or their own abilities. 这些词均形容人谦虚的、不爱出风头的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a modest / a humble / an unassuming / an unpretentious man / person◆in a modest / a humble / an unassuming way■ modest / /ˈmɒdɪst; NAmE ˈmɑːdɪst/ (approving) not talking much about your own abilities or status 谦虚的；谦逊的◆She's very modest about her success.她对自己的成功非常谦虚。◆Don't be so modest! You're a very talented player.别太谦虚了！你是个很有才华的演奏家。OPP vain , boastful ⇨ proud 2 ▸ modesty /ˈmɒdəsti; NAmE ˈmɑːdəsti/ noun [uncountable] ◆He accepted the award with characteristic modesty.他以一贯的谦逊态度接受了这个奖。◆I hate false (= pretended) modesty.我讨厌虚伪的谦逊。 OPP pride , vanity ⇨ pride ■ humble (especially written, approving) showing that you do not think you are more important than other people 谦卑的；谦逊的；虚心的◆Be humble enough to learn from your mistakes.要虚心地从自己的错误中吸取教训。OPP proud , self-important ⇨ proud 2 ▸ humbly adverb ◆'Sorry,' she said humbly.“对不起。”她谦逊地说。▸ humility /hjuːˈmɪləti/ / noun [uncountable] ◆Her first defeat was an early lesson in humility.她的第一次失败使她很早便懂得了谦逊。 OPP arrogance ⇨ pride ■ unassuming / /ˌʌnəˈsjuːmɪŋ; NAmE ˌʌnəˈsuːmɪŋ/ (approving) not wanting to draw attention to yourself or to your abilities or status 不爱出风头的；不爱炫耀的；踏实低调的◆He did some wonderful work in a quiet and unassuming way.他一声不响、不事张扬地干了一些漂亮活儿。■ unpretentious /ˌʌnprɪˈtenʃəs/ / (approving) not trying to appear more special, intelligent or important than you really are 谦虚谨慎的；不事张扬的；不爱炫耀的◆His family are unpretentious country folk.他的家人都是老实本分的乡下人。OPP pretentious ⇨ flashy working class adjective working class ♦︎ lowly ♦︎ common ♦︎ proletarian ♦︎ humbleThese words all describe people from a low social class or of low status, or things connected with low social class or low status. 这些词均表示社会地位低下的、卑微的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆working-class / common / humble people◆working-class / lowly / humble origins◆(of) lowly / humble birth◆a working-class / proletarian / humble hero■ ˌworking ˈclass belonging to or typical of the social class whose members do not have much money or power and are usually employed to do work with their hands 工人阶级的◆The group was set up and led largely by working-class women.该组织主要由工人阶级妇女建立并领导。◆She grew up in a working-class area.她在工人阶级的居住区长大。 see also working class ⇨ the general public , upper class ⇨ aristocratic , middle class ⇨ middle class adj. ■ lowly /ˈləʊli; NAmE ˈloʊli/ (often humorous) (especially of a person or their job) low in status or importance （尤指人或职位）低下的，不重要的，无足轻重的◆His first job was as a lowly assistant gardener.他做的第一份工作是低下的园丁助理。■ common [not usually before noun] (BrE, disapproving, often humorous) typical of sb from a low social class and lacking good manners or culture 地位低的；粗俗的；庸俗的◆She thought he was very common and uneducated.她觉得他很粗俗、没教养。◆He's as common as muck, but he's got a lot of posh friends.他是个普通人，却结交了不少上流社会的朋友。ⓘ To describe sb as common is now mostly considered to be snobbish (= showing that you think you are better than other people because of your high social class) and it is mostly used humorously. 如今，用common形容人多被认为是势利的，现多用于幽默。OPP posh ⇨ aristocratic ■ proletarian /ˌprəʊləˈteəriən; NAmE ˌproʊləˈteriən/ (rather formal, often disapproving) (used especially when talking about the past) connected with ordinary people who earn money by working, especially those who do not own any property （尤指旧时）无产阶级的，工人阶级的◆Marx hoped that the proletarian revolution would soon follow.马克思希望无产阶级革命随即到来。OPP bourgeois ⇨ middle class adj. see also the proletariat ⇨ the general public ■ humble (literary or humorous) (especially of a person or their job) low in status or social position （尤指人或职位）低下的，卑微的◆He had worked his way up from humble beginnings.他从卑微的底层一路奋斗到今天的地位。 |