形容词
1. (房屋等)不太大的，不算昂贵的，普通的
A modest house or other building is not large or expensive.
2. (数量、比率或改进程度)不太高的，适度的，适中的
You use modest to describe something such as an amount, rate, or improvement which is fairly small.
1. limited in size or scope
e.g. a small business
a newspaper with a modest circulation
small-scale plans
a pocket-size country
Synonym: minorsmallsmall-scalepocket-sizepocket-sized
2. not large but sufficient in size or amount
e.g. a modest salary
modest inflation
helped in my own small way
Synonym: small
3. not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance
4. marked by simplicity
having a humble opinion of yourself
e.g. a modest apartment
too modest to wear his medals
5. free from pomp or affectation
e.g. comfortable but modest cottages
a simple rectangular brick building
a simple man with simple tastes
6. humble in spirit or manner
suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
e.g. meek and self-effacing
7. low or inferior in station or quality
e.g. a humble cottage
a lowly parish priest
a modest man of the people
small beginnings