Tra từ modest - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

mod·est BrE [ˈmɒdɪst] NAmE [ˈmɑːdɪst] adjective
1. not very large, expensive, important, etc
•modest improvements/reforms
•He charged a relatively modest fee.
•a modest little house
•The research was carried out on a modest scale.
2. (approving)not talking much about your own abilities or possessions
•She's very modest about her success.
•You're too modest!
Opp: ↑immodest
3. (of people, especially women, or their clothes)shy about showing much of the body; not intended to attract attention, especially in a sexual way
Syn: ↑demure
•a modest dress
Opp: ↑immodest
Derived Word: ↑modestly

Word Origin:
mid 16th cent.: from French modeste, from Latin modestus ‘keeping due measure’, related to modus ‘measure’.

Thesaurus:
modest [modest modestly] adj. (approving)
•She's very modest about her success.
humble • • unassuming • • unpretentious •
Opp: vain, Opp: boastful
a/an modest/humble/unassuming/unpretentious person/man/woman
in a/an modest/humble/unassuming way

Example Bank:
•He is looking to improve on his relatively modest achievements so far.
•He is modest about his achievements.
•Our requirements seem fairly modest.
•She would be falsely modest not to acknowledge that she had come a very long way since those early days.
•The new homes are modest in scale, but very comfortable.
•Don't be so modest! You're a very talented player.
•He was a quiet, modest man.
•She grew up in a modest little house in the suburbs.
•She's very modest about her success.
•The FTSE staged a modest recovery to be 6.5 points down.
•There has been a modest improvement in the situation.
•They live in modest comfort.
•a modest aim/achievement/ambition/goal/success
•a modest contribution/expenditure/fee/gain/investment/outlay/profit/sum
•a modest house/flat/villa
•a modest size/amount/quantity/scale/share/proportion
•modest premises