Humble
[ 'hʌmbl ]
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adj. 谦逊的;简陋的;（级别或地位）低下的;不大的;
vt. 使谦恭;轻松打败（尤指强大的对手）;低声下气;
💡 词根助记
hum土,地+ble...的→接近地面→谦恭的；下贱的
📝 例句
I have grown neither humble nor penitent by what has passed.
这段时间发生的事情并未使我变得谦卑，也未使我后悔。
Many famous people are surprisingly humble.
许多知名人士都出奇地谦恭。
He is of humble birth.
他出身卑微。
The meal ended, and the humble preparations were removed.
晚饭毕，粗陋的碗盏收拾干净。
Although he is impetuous, Ho Lung is very humble.
虽然贺龙性格急躁，但是他很谦虚。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ humble-谦卑的,tumble-摔跤:自谦的人不易摔跤
※ humble-谦逊的,gamble-赌博:谦逊的人不合适赌博
※ hu-拼音“虎”,mb-拼音“没病”,le-拼音“乐”:谦逊的虎仔,没有病就快乐
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-hum-表示“土”
📖 牛津释义
humble
adj
(-r, -st)
1 (of a person or his words or actions) having or showing a low or modest opinion of one's own importance; not proud （指人或其言行）谦虚的
my humble apologies 鄙人的道歉
in my humble opinion 依拙见.
2
(a) (of a person, his position in society, etc) low in rank; unimportant （指人、 其社会地位等）低下的, 卑微的
men of humble birth 出身卑微的人
a humble occupation 低贱的职业.
(b) (of a thing) not large or elaborate; poor （指事物）简陋的, 低劣的
a humble home, meal, offering 简陋的家、 简单的饭菜、 小惠.
3 (idm 习语) eat humble pie => eat. humble, v [Tn]
make (sb/sth/oneself) humble; lower the rank or self-importance of 使（某人[某事物/自己]）变得卑微; 降低...的地位或自满情绪
humble one's enemies 挫敌人的锐气
humble sb's pride 打掉某人的傲气
humble oneself before God 在上帝面前表示卑微
a humbling experience 使人谦虚的经历.
🎯 考研助记
哈木伯（谐音）：对木头打哈哈的伯伯- 谦卑的 hum(嗡嗡声)+ble(able能):做什么事都能嗡嗡说的人是 谦虚的 网友：yqy补充： hum地, ble－五体投地的－低声下气的
🔁 扩展释义
*['hʌmbl]a. 低下的, 谦逊的, 粗陋的vt. 使...卑下, 降低...地位, 贬抑相关词组: humble oneself
🌿 同词根单词
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Would you mind if I smoked in the office next door?
我在隔壁吸烟可以吗？
He made the first telephone.
他发明了第一部电话。
I wanted to ask Chen Wei too, but he's away.
我也想请陈伟，但他外出了。