Modesta

常見例句

It seemed so modest a request that the principal tree at once agreed to it.
看來他的請求非常謙虛，立刻得到了樹的首領(lǐng)的同意。
But Mr Frayn is far too sensible and modest a British sort of chap to embrace its second horn with much enthusiasm.
（我覺得）但是弗萊恩先生是一位如此的敏感和羞怯的英國佬，以至於他不願意在第二個號角上投入過多精力。
It seemed so modest a request that the principal tree at once agreed to it. and it was settled among them that the plain, homely Ash should furnish what was wanted.
看來他的請求非常謙虛，立刻得到了樹首領(lǐng)的同意。他們決定由平凡而樸素的白楊樹來提供所需要的東西。
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I think there's at least and I'm not going into any specifics but I think there's at least some chance of a modest acceleration But,because of the way General Odierno sees things going, that remains to be seen,".
There are children who by a relatively modest donation to an effective aid agency, you could save their lives.
要拯救這些兒童的生命,衹需要你曏比較有傚的救助機搆,捐贈適量的錢款。
普林斯頓公開課 - 人性課程節(jié)選
It may seem crazy but-- it may seem like a modest innovation but it actually was-- it was an important innovation.
這看起來也許有些瘋狂,它看上去衹是一個小創(chuàng)新,但實際上...,這是一個很重要的創(chuàng)新
耶魯公開課 - 金融市場課程節(jié)選

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