humble
- 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
词态变化
助记提示
2. 谐音“含苞” => 没有怒放，含苞待放 => 低调、谦逊、谦卑。
3. Etymologically, humble means 'close to the ground'.
4. 谐音“憨包”。
中文词源
来自古法语humble,卑微的，来自拉丁语humilis,尘土一样的，来自humus,土，尘土，词源同humus.引申词义卑微的，谦逊的。习语to eat humble pie,赔礼，道歉，来自umbles,动物内脏，词源同loin,lumbar.动物内脏在过去属于下等食品，是给仆人或奴仆等下等人吃的，因而引申该词义，同时，由于umbles对大多数人来说都属于陌生词，词义又恰好与humble吻合，因此，拼写最终被humble所代替。插入字母b,比较number,numerate.
英英释意
- 1. cause to be unpretentious;
- "This experience will humble him"
- 2. cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of;
- "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
英文词源
- humble
- humble: [13] Etymologically, humble means ‘close to the ground’. It comes via Old French umble from Latin humilis ‘low, lowly’. This was a derivative of humus ‘earth’, which is related to English chameleon and human and was itself acquired by English in the 18th century. In postclassical times the verb humiliāre was formed from humilis, and English gets humiliate [16] from it.
=> chameleon, human, humiliate, humus - humble (adj.)
- mid-13c., from Old French humble, earlier humele, from Latin humilis "lowly, humble," literally "on the ground," from humus "earth." Senses of "not self-asserting" and "of low birth or rank" were both in Middle English Related: Humbly; humbleness.
Don't be so humble; you're not that great. [Golda Meir]
To eat humble pie (1830) is from umble pie (1640s), pie made from umbles "edible inner parts of an animal" (especially deer), considered a low-class food. The similar sense of similar-sounding words (the "h" of humble was not pronounced then) converged in the pun. Umbles, meanwhile, is Middle English numbles "offal" (with loss of n- through assimilation into preceding article). - humble (v.)
- late 14c. in the intransitive sense of "to render oneself humble;" late 15c. in the transitive sense of "to lower (someone) in dignity;" see humble (adj.). Related: Humbled; humbling.
同义词辨析
humble, humiliate, degrade, disgrace
这些动词均含有"使丢脸，使受耻辱"之意。
humble常可和degrade换用，强调降级所带来的耻辱；也多指自卑和感到渺小无能的心理状态。
humiliate： 指损伤或剥夺自尊感，损坏自尊心，强调蒙受耻辱。
degrade： 指因过失而受到降级、阶格；也多指因自身的境遇而感到耻辱。
disgrace： 指降低某人在他人心目中的地位，使其丢脸。
modest, humble
这两个形容词都有"谦恭的"之意。
modest： 含义广泛，指行为或态度等方面不自大、不虚荣、不傲慢、不武断和不自负。
humble： 指精神和行为上的谦逊。褒义指对自己或自己的成就不骄傲；贬义指过低地评价自己，对人低声下气。
词组搭配
eat humble pie
make a humble apology and accept humiliation. umbles
低声下气地道歉（接受羞辱）
my humble abode
used to refer to one's home with an ironic or humorous show of modesty or humility
寒舍
your humble servant
(archaic or humorous)used at the end of a letter or as a form of ironic courtesy
(古或幽默)您卑微的仆人，卑职 ［用于信件结尾，或作为讽刺性的谦 恭］
your most humble servant, George Porter.
您最卑微的仆人，乔治•波特。
实用场景例句
- The world champion was humbled last night in three rounds.
- 这位世界冠军昨晚三个回合就被轻松击败。
牛津词典
- a humbling experience
- 一次令人惭愧的经历
牛津词典
- He was humbled by her generosity.
- 她的大度使他觉得自己渺小。
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- ‘Sorry, ’ she said humbly.
- “对不起。”她谦逊地说。
牛津词典
- I would humbly suggest that there is something wrong here.
- 愚以为这里有点错误。
牛津词典
- The company has worked its way up from humble beginnings to become the market leader.
- 公司已从创业期的微不足道发展成了市场的主导者。
牛津词典
- a humble farmhouse
- 小农舍
牛津词典
- the daughter of a humble shopkeeper
- 一位小店主的女儿
牛津词典
- a humble occupation
- 卑下职业
牛津词典
- a man of humble birth/origins
- 出身低微的人
牛津词典
- My humble apologies . I did not understand.
- 对不起。我没有弄懂。
牛津词典
- In my humble opinion , you were in the wrong.
- 依拙见，你错了。
牛津词典
- my humble tribute to this great man
- 鄙人对这位伟人的敬意
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- Be humble enough to learn from your mistakes.
- 要虚心地从自己的错误中学习。
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- I am sure millions of viewers were humbled by this story.
- 我相信数百万观众看了这个故事后都会感到自己的渺小。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Ted's words humbled me...
- 特德的话让我感到自惭。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Third-placed Barnet were humbled 3-0 at Crewe.
- 排名第三的巴尼特队以0–3的比分在克鲁遭遇惨败。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Honda won fame in the 1980s as the little car company that humbled the industry giants...
- 本田在20世纪80年代作为一家轻易挫败行业巨头的小汽车公司而声名鹊起。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Anson was forced to eat humble pie and publicly apologise to her.
- 安森被迫认错并公开向她道歉。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- It is, in my humble opinion, perhaps the best steak restaurant in Great Britain.
- 依拙见，这可能是英国最好的牛排馆。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Varndell made his own reflector for these shots from a strip of humble kitchen foil.
- 瓦恩德尔用一狭条普通的厨房用箔纸自制了反光板来拍摄这些照片。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- There are restaurants, both humble and expensive, that specialize in them...
- 专门做这些菜的餐馆既有毫不起眼的也有价格昂贵的。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He came from a fairly humble, poor background.
- 他出生在一个地位相当低下的贫穷家庭。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Spyros Latsis started his career as a humble fisherman in the Aegean...
- 斯皮罗斯·拉齐斯的第一份职业是爱琴海上一名地位卑贱的渔夫。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Andy was a humble, courteous and gentle man.
- 安迪是个谦逊而且彬彬有礼的绅士。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He gave a great performance, but he was very humble...
- 他的表演非常出色，但他却很谦虚。
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