modesty
noun[U]
uk/ˈmɒd.ɪ.sti/us/ˈmɑː.dɪ.sti/modestynoun[U](QUIET SUCCESS)
approving
thequalityof nottalkingabout or nottryingto makepeoplenoticeyourabilitiesandachievements:
谦虚，谦逊She does a lot ofworkforcharities, but her modestyforbidsher fromtalkingabout it.她为慈善事业做了许多工作，但她很谦虚，从不谈起此事。
in all modestyapproving
said when youwantto say something good about yourself, but do notwanttoseemtothinkyou are tooimportant:
（用于谦逊地谈论自己的优点时）并不是要自夸，毫不夸张地说In all modesty, we'dprobablyhavelostthegameif I hadn't beenplaying.毫不夸张地说，如果我不上场，我们可能会输掉这场比赛。
Shy and modest
- aw shucks
- backward
- bashful
- bashfully
- bashfulness
- deprecating
- humility
- inadequacy
- inadequate
- inhibited
- inhibition
- mousy
- reticent
- self-conscious
- self-consciously
- self-consciousness
- self-deprecating
- self-deprecatingly
- wallflower
- withdrawn
modestynoun[U](CLOTHES/BEHAVIOUR)
old-fashioned
thequality, in women, ofdressingorbehavingin a way that isintendedtoavoidattractingsexualinterest
（女子的衣着、举止等）端庄，正派，朴素Style & appearance of clothes
- aesthetic
- alterable
- anti-fur
- Aran
- backless
- flouncy
- form-fitting
- French tuck
- frilly
- fringed
- ready-to-wear
- reversible
- ribbed
- ruche
- ruched
- waisted
- washable
- wasp-waisted
- water-repellent
- wearable
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Behaving, interacting and behaviour
Attracting and tempting