humble

英 ['hʌmbl] 美 ['hʌmbl]

• adj. 谦逊的；粗陋的；卑下的；微末的
• vt. 使 ... 卑下；贬低

双解释义

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

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 谦逊的，恭顺的，谦卑的，虚心的，恭恭敬敬的
2. （地位）低下的，卑微的，下贱的，微末的，低微的，微贱的，卑贱的
3. 低级的，低等的
4. 不值钱的，粗陋的，简陋的

v. 动词

1. 压下，压低，使降低地位、身份
2. 使丧失
3. 一落千丈
4. 屈辱，挫（败）
5. 使谦卑，使谦恭，使卑下，使地位降低，（使）威信扫地，使感到卑微
6. 轻松打败
7. 低声下气
8. （使）谦逊，使谦虚，虚心
9. 贬抑，贬低

英英释义

Adjective:

1. low or inferior in station or quality;

   "a humble cottage"
   "a lowly parish priest"
   "a modest man of the people"
   "small beginnings"
   

2. 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"
   

3. used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)

4. of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense);

   "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"
   "of humble (or lowly) birth"
   

Verb:

1. cause to be unpretentious;

   "This experience will humble him"
   

2. cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of;

   "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
   

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。

常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. In my humble opinion, he will win the election .
   依我拙见,他将在选举中获胜。
2. He is a man of humble birth.
   他出身卑微。
3. We live in a humble cottage.
   我们住在一所简陋的小屋里。

用作表语

S+be+～

1. Many famous people are surprisingly humble.
   许多名人都是出人意料地谦虚。
2. Be it ever so humble, there is no place like home.
   自己的家再简陋也比别处好。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

1. He is very humble towards his superiors.
   他对上级很谦恭。

用作宾语补足语

S+V+O+～

1. Defeat makes people humble.
   挫折使人谦卑。

经典引文

• He was humble and meek, filled with self-disparagement and abasement.

  出自： J. London

• You're a great man. I offer you my humble congratulations.

  出自： J. Buchan

• He muttered something and looked suitably humble, grateful and so on.

  出自： K. Amis

常用短语

用作形容词 (adj.)

eat humble pie

赔罪; 赔礼; 道歉be very apologetic

词汇搭配

• humble pie (狩猎后供仆人吃的)...
• humble plant 含羞草
• eat humble pie 忍辱含垢(忍气吞声...

词语用法

adj. (形容词)

1. humble的基本意思是人或其言行“谦逊的,谦虚的”,引申可指人或其社会地位“低下的,卑微的”,也可指某事物“简陋的,低劣的”。

词义辨析

modest，humble

• 这两个形容词都有“谦恭的”之意。
• 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。
• 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。

词源解说

• ☆ 13世纪中期进入英语，直接源自古法语的humble；最初源自古典拉丁语的humilis，意为低的，卑下的。

近反义词

【近义词】

• lowly
• modest

【反义词】

• proud
• vain