词汇 | immodest |
释义 | immodestWord family adverbimmodestlyadjectiveimmodestnounimmodesty im·mod·est /ɪˈmɒdɪst $ ɪˈmɑː-/ adjectiveadj 1 PROUDhaving a very high opinion of yourself and your abilities, and not embarrassed about telling people how clever you are 骄傲的,不谦虚的 OPP modest Webb was an immodest publicist of his own achievements. 韦布宣扬起自己的成绩来毫不谦虚。 2. clothes that are immodest show too much of someone’s body 〔衣服〕暴露的 SYN revealing OPP modest 3 old-fashionedRUDE/OBSCENE behaviour that is immodest shocks or embarrasses people 〔行为〕使人震惊的;令人尴尬的;不合礼仪的,下流的 They thought it was immodest for both sexes to swim together. 他们认为男女共泳有伤风化。 —immodestly adverbadv —immodesty noun [uncountableU] Examples from the Corpus immodest• I don't mean to sound immodest, but I graduated from high school when I was 15.• His incredible determination and immodest personality kept him at the top of his profession.• We call this land of ours Great Britain, and there may be those who believe this a somewhat immodest practice.• Webb was an immodest publicist of his achievements, and amassed wealth but also large debts. |
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