| 釋義 |
humble /'hAmbl; 'hAmbl/ adj (-r, -st) 1 having or showing a modest opinion of oneself, one's position, etc: 謙恭的; 謙遜的： He is very ~ in the company of his superiors. 他跟上級在一起時非常謙恭。 eat ~ pie, make an abject apology, humiliate oneself. 低聲下氣地道歉; 丟臉。 2 (of persons) low in rank or position; obscure and unimportant; (of things) poor; mean: (指人)微賤的; (指物)卑下的： men of ~ birth; 出身微賤的人; a ~ home; 簡陋的家; 。 ~ occupation. 卑下的職業(yè)。 vt [VP6A] make ~; make lower in rank or self-opinion: 使卑下; 貶抑： ~ one's enemies; 挫敵人的銳氣; ~ sb's, pride; 挫某人的氣焰; ~ oneself before God. 在上帝面前表示卑下。 humbly adv in a ~ way: 謙恭地; 微賤地： beg most humbly for forgiveness; 極謙恭地懇求饒恕; humbly born, of ~ parents. 出身微賤的。 |