托福每日一词：modest

　　常考释义

　　1. adj. 谦虚的

　　not too proud or confident about yourself or your abilities; not showing or feeling great or excessive pride

　　例：He is unusually modest for a man who is so famous and successful.

　　作为一个那么著名又成功的人，他却非常谦虚。

　　2.adj. 适度的

　　not verylarge in size or amount

　　例：Despite its modest size, the city has many things to offer tourists.

　　尽管这个城市不大，但游客还是有很多可玩的地方。

　　音频中例句

　　1.Nearly every movie theater, however modest, had a piano or organ to provide musical accompaniment to silent pictures.

　　无论规模多小的电影院几乎都配有一架钢琴或风琴来为无声片配乐。

　　2.These were modest dwellings; the people who built them simply couldn’t afford lots of expensive decorative details.

　　这些民居都很简朴。建造它们的人完全买不起太多昂贵的装饰品。

　　3.Now, something elseI value is teaching. Why? Well, it brings in a modest income, but I could make more money doing other things.

　　现在我最看重的事就是当老师。为啥呢?嗯，虽然工资不高，但我可以做别的事来多挣点钱。

　　拓展

　　同根词

　　modestly(adv.)谦虚地;谨慎地;适当地

　　modesty(n.)谦虚;(尺寸、数量等)小;端庄

　　同义词

　　moderate (adj.) 适度的;温和的

　　temperate (adj.) 适度的;温和的