humble

卑下的； 地位或职务低下的

谦逊的；恭顺的

使 谦卑；降低（身份、地位等）；挫（他人的锐气）

humble

卑下的, 微贱的, 谦逊的, 粗陋的

使...卑下, 挫, 贬抑

humble

1. cause to be unpretentious; "This experience will humble him"

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2. cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"

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1. low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"

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2. marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful; "a humble apology"; "essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions"- B.K.Malinowski

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3. used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)

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4. of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense); "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth"

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