humble 音标拼音: [h'ʌmbəl]
a . 卑下的,谦逊的,粗陋的
vt . 使…卑下,挫,贬抑
卑下的,谦逊的,粗陋的使…卑下,挫,贬抑
humble adj 1 :
low or inferior in station or quality ; "
a humble cottage "; "
a lowly parish priest "; "
a modest man of the people "; "
small beginnings " [
synonym : {
humble }, {
low },
{
lowly }, {
modest }, {
small }]
2 :
marked by meekness or modesty ;
not arrogant or prideful ; "
a humble apology "; "
essentially humble ...
and self -
effacing ,
he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions "-
B .
K .
Malinowski [
ant : {
proud }]
3 :
used of unskilled work (
especially domestic work ) [
synonym :
{
humble }, {
menial }, {
lowly }]
4 :
of low birth or station (`
base '
is archaic in this sense );
"
baseborn wretches with dirty faces "; "
of humble (
or lowly )
birth " [
synonym : {
base }, {
baseborn }, {
humble }, {
lowly }]
v 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 " [
synonym :
{
humiliate }, {
mortify }, {
chagrin }, {
humble }, {
abase }]
Humble \
Hum "
ble \ (
h [
u ^]
m "
b '
l ;
277 ),
a . [
Compar . {
Humbler }
(
h [
u ^]
m "
bl [~
e ]
r );
superl . {
Humblest } (
h [
u ^]
m "
bl [
e ^]
st ).] [
F .,
fr .
L .
humilis on the ground ,
low ,
fr .
humus the earth ,
ground .
See {
Homage },
and cf . {
Chameleon }, {
Humiliate }.]
1 .
Near the ground ;
not high or lofty .
[
1913 Webster ]
Thy humble nest built on the ground . --
Cowley .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Not pretentious or magnificent ;
unpretending ;
unassuming ;
modest ;
as ,
a humble cottage .
Used to describe objects .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
Thinking lowly of one '
s self ;
claiming little for one '
s self ;
not proud ,
arrogant ,
or assuming ;
thinking one '
s self ill -
deserving or unworthy ,
when judged by the demands of God ;
lowly ;
weak ;
modest .
Used to describe people .
[
1913 Webster ]
God resisteth the proud ,
but giveth grace unto the humble . --
Jas .
iv .
6 .
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She should be humble who would please . --
Prior .
[
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Without a humble imitation of the divine Author of our . . .
religion we can never hope to be a happy nation . --
Washington .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Humble plant } (
Bot .),
a species of sensitive plant ,
of the genus {
Mimosa } ({
Mimosa sensitiva }).
{
To eat humble pie },
to endure mortification ;
to submit or apologize abjectly ;
to yield passively to insult or humiliation ; --
a phrase derived from a pie made of the entrails or humbles of a deer ,
which was formerly served to servants and retainers at a hunting feast .
See {
Humbles }. --
Halliwell . --
Thackeray .
[
1913 Webster ]
Humble \
Hum "
ble \,
a .
Hornless .
See {
Hummel }. [
Scot .]
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Humble \
Hum "
ble \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Humbled };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Humbling }.]
1 .
To bring low ;
to reduce the power ,
independence ,
or exaltation of ;
to lower ;
to abase ;
to humilate .
[
1913 Webster ]
Here ,
take this purse ,
thou whom the heaven '
s plagues Have humbled to all strokes . --
Shak .
[
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The genius which humbled six marshals of France .
--
Macaulay .
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2 .
To make humble or lowly in mind ;
to abase the pride or arrogance of ;
to reduce the self -
sufficiently of ;
to make meek and submissive ; --
often used rexlexively .
[
1913 Webster ]
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God ,
that he may exalt you . --
1 Pet .
v .
6 .
Syn :
To abase ;
lower ;
depress ;
humiliate ;
mortify ;
disgrace ;
degrade .
[
1913 Webster ]
203 Moby Thesaurus words for "
humble ":
abase ,
abash ,
abject ,
accommodating ,
acquiescent ,
adapting ,
adaptive ,
adjusting ,
altruistic ,
amenable ,
apologetic ,
base ,
baseborn ,
beat down ,
below the salt ,
bend ,
break ,
break down ,
bring down ,
bring low ,
bring to terms ,
broken ,
bump ,
bust ,
cast down ,
chagrin ,
chasten ,
chastened ,
cockney ,
committed ,
common ,
commonplace ,
compliant ,
conquer ,
consecrated ,
contrite ,
crush ,
debase ,
dedicated ,
deferential ,
deflate ,
degrade ,
demean ,
demeaning ,
demote ,
deplume ,
devoted ,
disadvantaged ,
discomfit ,
disgrace ,
disgrade ,
disinterested ,
displume ,
domesticated ,
dovelike ,
downgrade ,
embarrass ,
fell ,
flatten ,
gentle ,
homely ,
housebroken ,
humble -
looking ,
humble -
visaged ,
humbled ,
humblest ,
humiliate ,
ignoble ,
in the shade ,
inferior ,
infra dig ,
inglorious ,
innocuous ,
insignificant ,
junior ,
lamblike ,
least ,
less ,
lesser ,
let down ,
lose face ,
low ,
lowborn ,
lowbred ,
lower ,
lowest ,
lowliest ,
lowly ,
master ,
mean ,
meek ,
melted ,
mild ,
minor ,
modest ,
mortify ,
nonclerical ,
obedient ,
obscure ,
obsequious ,
ordinary ,
overmaster ,
override ,
overwhelm ,
pacific ,
passive ,
peaceable ,
penitent ,
penitential ,
penitentiary ,
plain ,
plebeian ,
poor ,
prostrate ,
pull down ,
put down ,
put out ,
put to shame ,
quell ,
quiet ,
reconciled ,
reduce ,
repentant ,
reserved ,
resigned ,
respectful ,
ride down ,
rude ,
sacrificing ,
second rank ,
second string ,
secondary ,
self -
abasing ,
self -
abnegating ,
self -
abnegatory ,
self -
denying ,
self -
devoted ,
self -
effacing ,
self -
forgetful ,
self -
immolating ,
self -
neglectful ,
self -
neglecting ,
self -
renouncing ,
self -
sacrificing ,
self -
unconscious ,
selfless ,
servile ,
shabby -
genteel ,
shame ,
sheepish ,
simple ,
sink ,
small ,
smash ,
softened ,
strip of rank ,
sub ,
subaltern ,
subdue ,
subdued ,
subject ,
subjugate ,
submissive ,
subordinate ,
subservient ,
suppress ,
tame ,
tamed ,
teachable ,
third rank ,
third string ,
third -
estate ,
touched ,
trample down ,
trample underfoot ,
tread underfoot ,
tyrannize ,
unacquisitive ,
unambitious ,
unaspiring ,
unassuming ,
unboastful ,
uncomplaining ,
underprivileged ,
undistinguished ,
ungenteel ,
unimportant ,
unimposing ,
unman ,
unobtrusive ,
unostentatious ,
unpossessive ,
unprepossessing ,
unpresuming ,
unpresumptuous ,
unpretending ,
unpretentious ,
unresisting ,
unselfish ,
unsparing of self ,
unwashed ,
vanquish ,
vulgar
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Humble - Definition, Meaning Synonyms - Vocabulary. com Humble means "modest; without an excess of pride " A person who brags about being humble may have too much pride in being humble to actually be humble
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Humble - definition of humble by The Free Dictionary Marked by meekness or modesty in behavior, attitude, or spirit; not arrogant or prideful 2 Showing deferential or submissive respect: a humble apology 3 Low in rank, quality, or station; unpretentious or lowly: a humble cottage 1 To cause to feel humble: "He was humbled by the lack of consolation in Kornblum's expression" (Michael Chabon) 2
What does humble mean? - Definitions. net What does humble mean? This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word humble To bring low; to reduce the power, independence, or exaltation of; to lower; to abase; to humiliate
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