参考词典中humbling的常规释义:
基本释义
- adj.
令人羞辱的
词形变化
- 比较级:hum·bler, hum·blest时 态:hum·bled, hum·bling, hum·bles名 词:hum'bler副 词:hum'bly
参考例句
- a humble apology.
低声下气的道歉 - Abraham Lincoln was a man of humble birth.
林肯出身低微 - His failure in the competition humbled him.
竞赛失利使他丢了脸。 - He had to humble himself in the presence of the prince.
他在王子面前只得低声下气。 - Of Swedish birth; of humble birth.
瑞典血统;低微的出身。
- a humble apology.
英英解释
1个形容词解释
- causing awareness of your shortcomings
[同] demeaning, humbling, humiliating, mortifying
[例]- golf is a humbling game
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