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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6375 COCA: 5970

humble

adjective
 
/ˈhʌmbl/
/ˈhʌmbl/
(comparative humbler
/ˈhʌmblə(r)/
/ˈhʌmblər/
, superlative humblest
/ˈhʌmblɪst/
/ˈhʌmblɪst/
)
Idioms
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  1.  
    showing you do not think that you are as important as other people謙遜的；虛心的 synonym modest
    • Be humble enough to learn from your mistakes.要虛心地從自己的錯誤中學習。
    • my humble tribute to this great man鄙人對這位偉人的敬意
    see also humility
    Extra Examples
    • She was very humble and apologetic.她很謙虛，也很抱歉。
    • an amazing man who makes you feel quite humble一個讓你覺得很謙卑的了不起的男人
    • She felt humble and grateful but couldn't put her feelings into words.她感到謙卑和感激，但無法用語言表達她的感情。
    • She's a loving, kind and humble woman.她是一個可愛、善良、謙遜的女人。
  2.  
    (ironic or humorous) used to suggest that you are not as important as other people, but in a way that is not sincere or not very serious（表示謙遜，但不夠誠摯或認真）
    • In my humble opinion, you were in the wrong.依拙見，你錯了。
    • My humble apologies. I did not understand.對不起。我沒有弄懂。
  3.  
    having a low rank or social position（級别或地位）低下的，卑微的
    • a man of humble birth/origins出身低微的人
    • a humble occupation卑下的職業
    • the daughter of a humble shopkeeper一位小店主的女兒
    Extra Examples
    • She was the daughter of a humble carpenter and a washerwoman.她是一個卑微的木匠和洗衣婦的女兒。
    • He was a man who had risen from humble origins through hard work and good fortune.他是一個通過努力工作和好運從卑微的出身中崛起的人。
    • He is intensely proud of his humble background.他對自己卑微的背景感到非常自豪。
    • He had worked his way up from humble beginnings.他從卑微的底層一路奮鬥到今天的地位。
    • a man of fairly humble origins出身相當卑微的人
  4. (of a thing事物) not large or special in any way不大的；沒有特别之處的 synonym modest
    • a humble farmhouse小農舍
    • The company has worked its way up from humble beginnings to become the market leader.公司已從創業期的微不足道發展成了市場的主導者。
    • Most of us have never considered the humble potato as a precious gift from nature.我們大多數人從來沒有把不起眼的土豆視爲大自然的珍貴禮物。
    5. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from Latin humilis ‘low, lowly’, from humus ‘ground’.
Idioms
eat humble pie
(North American English also eat crow)
  1. to say and show that you are sorry for a mistake that you made認錯；道歉；賠罪

humble

verb
/ˈhʌmbl/
/ˈhʌmbl/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they humble
/ˈhʌmbl/
/ˈhʌmbl/
he / she / it humbles
/ˈhʌmblz/
/ˈhʌmblz/
past simple humbled
/ˈhʌmbld/
/ˈhʌmbld/
past participle humbled
/ˈhʌmbld/
/ˈhʌmbld/
-ing form humbling
/ˈhʌmblɪŋ/
/ˈhʌmblɪŋ/
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  1. humble somebody to make somebody feel that they are not as good or important as they thought they were貶低；使感到卑微
    • He was humbled by her generosity.她的大度使他覺得自己渺小。
    • a humbling experience一次令人慚愧的經歷
  2. [usually passive] to easily defeat an opponent, especially a strong or powerful one輕鬆打敗（尤指強大的對手）
    • be humbled The world champion was humbled last night in three rounds.這位世界冠軍昨晚三個回合就被輕鬆擊敗。
  3. humble yourself to show that you are not too proud to ask for something, admit that you have been wrong, etc.低聲下氣；謙遜；虛心
    • He refused to humble himself and ask her forgiveness.他拒絕謙卑自己，請求她的原諒。
    4. see also humility
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from Latin humilis ‘low, lowly’, from humus ‘ground’.
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6375 COCA: 5970
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6375 COCA: 5970
humble adj.
⇨ modest (feel humble) ⇨ working class (sb's humble background/origins)
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6375 COCA: 5970
humble
From a low social class: plebeian, proletarian, common...
General words used to describe rank and status: above, above my paygrade, A-list...
Humble and not proud: humble, modest, unassuming...
Ordinary and normal: BAU, identikit, normal...
Old-fashioned: old-fashioned, primitive, obsolete...
To defeat someone in a game, competition or argument: defeat, win, beat...

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