modestly meaning in English
谨慎地
适当地
适度地
Examples
- His father had told him to travel alone and modestly .
父亲吩咐他一个人上路，切勿浪费。 - She was a small, neat woman, modestly dressed .
她是个身材矮小，干净利落的妇女，穿着朴素。 - The church then peeped out modestly from a clump of trees .
接着教堂从一丛绿树中含羞似地探出头来。 - He walked very modestly behind them. he was not willing to spoil sport .
他很虚心的跟在后头，不愿意煞风景。 - I'd always understood these oriental girls were brought up modestly behind the veil .
我对这种戴着面纱长大的，端庄的东方姑娘素有了解。