adv. 谦逊地，谦虚地；简朴地，低廉地；羞怯地，腼腆地；在很小的程度上
词根：modest
adj.
modest 谦虚的，谦逊的；适度的；端庄的；羞怯的
1.The market bottomed out in 2002, then recovered modestly before hitting the summer doldrums in 2003.
市场在2002年触底，然后略有回升，在2003年夏天又陷入熊市。
2.While even the modestly educated sought an elevated tone when they put pen to paper before the 1960s, even the most well-regarded writing since then has sought to capture spoken English on the page.
20世纪60年代之前，当人们伏案写作时，即使受教育一般的人也追求一种高雅的文风，而从那以后，即使是令人景仰的文章也在追求口语风格。
3.The initial signs were modestly encouraging.
最初的征兆还是很令人振奋的。
4."You really must be very good at what you do."—"I suppose I am," Kate said modestly.
“你确实非常擅长你所做的。” —“我觉得是吧。”凯特谦虚地说。
5.On the whole she had lived modestly, with a notable lack of ostentation.
总体来说，她生活俭朴，不事张扬。
6.The comments sent European stocks modestly lower and weakened the euro against the dollar.
上述评论导致欧洲股市温和下跌、欧元兑美元汇率走弱。
7.Yet there are also reasons to be modestly optimistic.
然而，我们有理由保持谨慎的乐观。
8.Microformats have been modestly successful within specific areas.
因此，微格式一直在特定领域里收获有限的成功。
9.While even the modestly educated sought an elevated tone when they put pen to paper before the 1960s, even the most well-regarded writing since then has sought to capture spoken English on the page.
20世纪60年代之前，当人们伏案写作时，即使受教育一般的人也追求一种高雅的文风，而从那以后，即使是令人景仰的文章也在追求口语风格。