Слово англійською: modest
Прикметник
Переклад modest українською: скромний; стриманий, соромливий; добропристойний, помірний; невеликий; обмежений, by a ~ computation — за скромними підрахунками
Детальний опис
modest
adjective /ˈmɑːdɪst/
- not very large, expensive, important, etc.
- modest improvements/reforms
- He charged a relatively modest fee.
- She grew up in a modest little house in the suburbs.
- The research was carried out on a modest scale.
- (approving) not talking much about your own abilities or possessions
- She's very modest about her success.
- You're too modest!
opposite immodest
- (of people, especially women, or their clothes) shy about showing much of the body; not intended to attract attention, especially in a sexual way synonym demure opposite immodest
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French modeste, from Latin modestus ‘keeping due measure’, related to modus ‘measure’.