modest.
谦虚的。
In the 1930s Frank Lloyd Wright started building more modest and efficient houses – usually around 1,200 square feet – than the spreading two-story ones he had designed in the 1890s and the early 20th century.
20世纪30年代，弗兰克·洛伊·莱特开始建造更为谦逊和高效的住宅——通常约为1200平方英尺——这比他在19世纪90年代和20世纪初设计的那些宽敞的两层住宅要小得多。
Politicians have repeatedly "backloaded" public-sector pay deals, keeping the pay increases modest but adding to holidays and especially pensions that are already generous.
政客们多次对公共部门的薪酬协议进行"后置加码"，保持薪资增长适度，但增加了假期和尤其是已经相当优厚的养老金。
On a five to three vote, the Supreme Court knocked out much of Arizona's immigration law Monday - a modest policy victory for the Obama Administration.
在五比三的投票中，最高法院于周一否决了亚利桑那州移民法的大部分内容——这是奥巴马政府的一项适度的政策胜利。
The court would be recklessly modest if it followed California's advice.
如果最高法院采纳加利福尼亚州的建议，那将是极其轻率和谦逊的。
例句取自历年考研英语真题，翻译为机器生成，仅供学习参考。