immodest
英 [?'m?d?st]
美[?'mɑd?st]
- adj. 不謙虛的；不莊重的
中文詞源
immodest 不正派的，猥褻的
im-,不，非，modest,謙虛的，端莊的。
英文詞源
- immodest (adj.)
- 1560s, "arrogant, impudent, pretentious," from Latin immodestus "unrestrained, excessive," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + modestus (see modest). Meaning "indecent" is from 1580s. Related: immodestly.
雙語例句
- 1. He could become ungraciously immodest about his own capacities.
- 談及自己的能力，他會自吹自擂大言不慚。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. It was not, however, what would have been called an immodest glance.
- 不過, 這又不是通常說的那種輕佻的目光.
來自辭典例句
- 3. Many old people find the bikini immodest.
- 許多老年人感到穿比基尼式游泳服不正派.
來自辭典例句
- 4. Immodest words admit of no defense, for want of modesty is want of sense.
- 言談傲慢,唯有一種解釋:不夠謙虛,來自缺乏見識.
來自辭典例句
- 5. A shy failure is nobler than an immodest success.
- 一個(gè)羞赧的失敗比一個(gè)驕傲的成功還要高貴.
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