| 单词 | false modesty |
| 释义 | false modesty noun[U] uk/ˌfɒls ˈmɒd.ɪ.sti/us/ˌfɑːls ˈmɑː.dɪ.sti/behaviourin which apersonpretendsto have alowopinionoftheirownabilitiesorachievements: 假谦虚Heshowsgreatpridein hisworkand has nofalsemodestyabout hissuccess.他对自己的作品非常自豪，对所获的成功也不故作谦虚。 Faking & pretending
Examplesoffalse modestyfalse modesty This was notfalsemodesty, nor any modesty at all, but neither did he consider her simply his superior. From theCambridge English Corpus Even his most critical admirers would not frequently accuse him offalsemodesty, undue diffidence, or lack of confidence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Many times under the cloak offalsemodestywe are afraid to touch the matters with which they dealt. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I say "do my best" not out offalsemodesty, but because it is a grey area. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not ask it of any broadcasters, because they suffer from nofalsemodestyat all. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Rather than simply saying that she has saved money, will she explain, withoutfalsemodesty, what added value she has brought to her position? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But it does not require anyfalsemodestyfor us to say that we are far below him in the appreciation of the use of words. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This is notfalsemodesty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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