humble
英 [ˈhʌmbl] 美 [ˈhʌmbəl]

adj.

谦逊的；简陋的；（级别或地位）低下的；不大的

vt.

使谦恭；轻松打败（尤指强大的对手）；低声下气；

变形

过去式：humbled过去分词：humbled现在分词：humbling第三人称单数：humbles

双语释义

adj.(形容词)

1. 谦逊的,谦虚的 not proud
2. 低下的,卑微的 low in rank; unimportant
3. 简陋的,低劣的 not large or elaborate; poor

英英释义

humble

• v.
  • cause to be unpretentious

    "This experience will humble him"

  • cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of

    同义词：humiliatemortifychagrinabase

• adj.
  • low or inferior in station or quality

    "a humble cottage"

    同义词：lowlowlymodestsmall

  • marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful

    "a humble apology"; "essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions"

  • used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)

    同义词：meniallowly

  • of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)

    "of humble (or lowly) birth"

    同义词：basebasebornlowly

同近义词辨析

degrade, humble, disgrace, humiliate

这组词都有“使丢脸、使受耻辱”的意思，其区别是：

degrade指因过失而受到降级、阶格；也多指因自身的境遇而感到耻辱。

humble常可和degrade换用，强调降级所带来的耻辱；也多指自卑和感到渺小无能的心理状态。

disgrace指降低某人在他人心目中的地位，使其丢脸。

humiliate指损伤或剥夺自尊感，损坏自尊心，强调蒙受耻辱。

humble, modest

这组词都有“谦恭的”的意思，其区别是：

humble指精神和行为上的谦逊。褒义指对自己或自己的成就不骄傲；贬义指过低地评价自己，对人低声下气。

modest含义广泛，指行为或态度等方面不自大、不虚荣、不傲慢、不武断和不自负。

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. Knowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud.
   博学使人谦逊，无知使人骄傲。
2. The duke did well by people in humble stations.
   那位公爵善待地位低下的人。
3. The family lived in a humble cottage.
   这户人家住在一所简陋的农舍里。
4. You are welcome to my humble home.
   非常欢迎您光临寒舍。
5. He flew high though he was of humble origin.
   他虽出生低微,却胸怀大志。
6. He never forgot his humble origins.
   他从未忘记过自己出身卑微。
7. We must do good rather than evil, on however humble a scale.
   勿因善小而不为，勿因恶小而为之。
8. Let me state my humble opinion.
   容陈管见。
9. I spread afore him my humble store, like the Bee.
   我用我象蜜蜂般积攒的那点东西款待他。

用作及物动词(vt.)

1. She'll humble you to the dust.
   她一定要把你糟蹋得一文不值。
2. And to do this we need to humble ourselves.
   要做到这一点，我们需要是自己谦卑。
3. They tried to humble your importance in that achievement.
   他们企图贬低你在那次功绩中的重要作用。
4. You could humble at your feet the proudest heads in the world.
   你能使世界上最骄傲的头在你脚前俯伏。

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