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verb + modestly
用于动词后，表示以谦逊的态度做某事。
She spoke modestly about her achievements.
她谦逊地谈到了自己的成就。
谦逊地；适度地
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谦逊地；适度地
with modesty; in a modest manner
She spoke modestly about her achievements.
她谦逊地谈到了自己的成就。
以谦逊的方式；谦逊地。
In a modest manner; with humility.
在很小的程度上。
To a small degree.
She modestly attributed her success to her team.
她谦虚地把成功归功于她的团队。
The apartment is modestly priced for this area.
这套公寓在这个地段价格适中。
He smiled modestly when his work was praised.
当他的工作受到表扬时，他谦虚地笑了笑。
用于动词后，表示以谦逊的态度做某事。
She spoke modestly about her achievements.
她谦逊地谈到了自己的成就。
用于 be 动词后修饰形容词或过去分词，表示程度适中或有限。
The hotel is modestly priced for the area.
就这个地区而言，这家酒店定价适中。
Not this
She modest accepted the award.
Use this
She modestly accepted the award.
修饰动词 accepted 要用副词 modestly，不能用形容词 modest；modest 只能修饰名词。
Not this
They live in a modestly house.
Use this
They live in a modest house.
修饰名词 house 要用形容词 modest，副词 modestly 不能放在名词前作定语。
Not this
He modestly answered the difficult question.
Use this
He appropriately answered the difficult question.
modestly 表示“谦虚地/朴素地”，不表示“适当地/得体地”；中文“适当地”直译成 modestly 是误用，表达“适当地”应用 appropriately。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
价格适中的
The hotel offers modestly priced rooms for budget travelers.
这家酒店为预算有限的旅客提供价格适中的房间。
衣着朴素的
She was modestly dressed for the formal occasion.
她为这个正式场合衣着朴素。
生活简朴
After retiring, they chose to live modestly on a small pension.
退休后，他们选择靠微薄养老金过简朴的生活。
小有成就的
His modestly successful first novel gave him encouragement to continue writing.
他第一本小有成就的小说给了他继续写作的鼓励。
谦逊地说
He modestly said that his victory was due to teamwork.
他谦逊地说自己的胜利归功于团队合作。
说得谦虚一点；谦逊地说
He is, to put it modestly, one of the best researchers I know.
说得谦虚一点，他是我认识的最好的研究人员之一。
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记忆：modestly 来自 modest（谦逊的/适度的）+ -ly，想象一个人低头轻声说“我做得还不够”，既谦虚又有分寸。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、书面报道、正式发言 该词通常用于中性语境，多出现在描述人的态度、衣着或数量、程度适中的场合；在口语和书面语中都较常见，没有明显的正式或非正式色彩。
None of these words rhymes exactly with 'modestly' (/ˈmɑːdɪstli/ in AmE). 'Mostly' and 'ghostly' rhyme with each other (/ˈmoʊstli/, /ˈɡoʊstli/) because their stressed vowel and following sounds match. Be careful: 'honestly' (/ˈɑːnɪstli/) and 'earnestly' (/ˈɜːrnɪstli/) share the written '-estly' with 'modestly', but their vowel and consonant after the stressed syllable differ, so they are not rhymes. Similarly, 'mostly', 'costly', 'ghostly', and 'ghastly' share the written '-stly' but differ in vowel or consonant sounds.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.