1 not talking too much about your own abilities, good qualities, etc 谦虚的；谦逊的: She got the best results in the exam but she was too modest to tell anyone. 她在考试中名列前茅，但她很谦虚，并没有告诉任何人。 ☞Look at humble and proud. 参看humble及proud。

2 not very large 不太大的: a modest pay increase 小幅度加薪

3 (used about a woman's clothes) not showing much of the body （指女性的衣服）庄重的，不太袒露身体的 ➔modesty noun [U] ➔modestly adv