humble學測 L2KK [ˈhʌmbəl] | /ˈhʌmbəl/
謙虛的;謙遜的·卑微的;低下的·簡陋的;不起眼的·使謙卑;挫銳氣
學測常考字,形容詞動詞語意易混淆
Even after winning the game, the champion stayed humble and thanked his team.
即使贏得比賽,這位冠軍依然很謙虛,並向隊員道謝。
一個畫面:彎腰把自己放低
彎腰低頭主動放低姿態,不高傲
出身低微地位或家境原本就低
外表樸素東西簡單不張揚
壓下氣焰遭遇挫敗,銳氣被打掉
義項
謙虛低調C2adjective謙虛的;謙遜的
The famous scientist was very humble and never talked about her awards.
這位知名科學家一直很謙虛,從不談論自己的獎項。
a humble personstay humble
出身卑微C2adjective卑微的;低下的
He grew up in a humble family and later became a company president.
他出身卑微的家庭,後來成為一間公司的總裁。
humble familyhumble background
簡陋樸素C1adjective簡陋的;不起眼的
They lived in a humble little cottage at the edge of a village.
他們住在村子邊緣一間簡陋的小屋裡。
a humble homehumble meal
挫敗謙卑C1verb使謙卑;挫銳氣
The tough loss humbled the proud young player.
這場慘痛的失利讓那位驕傲的年輕選手變得謙卑。
be humbled by defeathumbled by the loss
片語
humble beginnings白手起家 →卑微起步的出身
in my humble opinion謙虛表態 →自謙提出個人看法
eat humble pie認錯低頭 →被迫承認自己錯了
a humble home簡樸小屋 →簡單樸素的家
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The scientist remained ___ despite her fame. (humble / humid)
看答案
humble
humble 指謙虛,humid 指潮濕,兩字拼法相近但意思不同。
'The tough loss humbled the proud young player.' 這裡的 humbled 最接近下列何義?(A) 使謙卑 (B) 讓人生氣 (C) 讓人開心
看答案
(A)
此句描述遭遇挫敗後變得謙卑,對應動詞義「使謙卑;挫銳氣」。
字族
humility 謙虛;謙遜(名詞)・humbly 謙卑地;謙遜地(副詞)