humbleness
/ˈhʌm.bəl.nəs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhʌm.bəl.nəs/ (ame, ipa)
humbleness — noun
1. the way someone behaves when they do not act proud and do not believe they matte
the way someone behaves when they do not act proud and do not believe they matter more than other people.
Jisoo praised the coach for her humbleness after the team won the championship.
noun + after [event] showing modest behaviour following success
Despite his success as a writer, Christopher carried a quiet humbleness into every interview.
carry / show + humbleness with quality adjective
The humbleness of Dr. Cyrus impressed every nurse who worked with him at the clinic.
Minh thanked the audience with such humbleness that nobody guessed he had written the speech himself.
True humbleness is rare among people who have spent years at the top of their field.
文法句型
[noun] of [person]
用法筆記
Subject is usually a person or group; the word names the visible behaviour of not boasting. Distinguish from sense 2 (poor or low rank), which describes a social situation rather than personal manner.
常見錯誤
2. the situation in which someone has very little money or comes from a family with
the situation in which someone has very little money or comes from a family with no high social position.
The mayor often spoke about the humbleness of his early years in a small fishing village.
humbleness of [origin / background]
Élise never tried to hide the humbleness of her family's tiny apartment in Marseille.
the humbleness of [physical place tied to poor circumstances]
Rising from such humbleness, Vinícius later bought his mother a house in a better part of town.
Old letters revealed the humbleness of the painter's childhood, long before his work hung in famous museums.
文法句型
the [noun] of [person's origin]
用法筆記
Used about origins, backgrounds, or physical surroundings rather than about a person's behaviour. Often paired with a phrase like 'of his early years' or 'of her family'. Distinguish from sense 1, which describes inner character.