humbleness

/ˈhʌm.bəl.nəs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhʌm.bəl.nəs/ (ame, ipa)

humbleness — 名詞

1. the way someone behaves when they do not act proud and do not believe they matte

1.名詞C1
釋義

謙遜；謙虛

不自傲、不自視甚高的態度

the way someone behaves when they do not act proud and do not believe they matter more than other people.

例句

Jisoo praised the coach for her humbleness after the team won the championship.

Jisoo 在球隊贏得冠軍後，稱讚教練的謙遜。

noun + after [event] showing modest behaviour following success

Despite his success as a writer, Christopher carried a quiet humbleness into every interview.

儘管身為成功的作家，Christopher 在每一次受訪時都帶著一份安靜的謙遜。

carry / show + humbleness with quality adjective

同義詞
  • humility

    much more common in writing; humbleness sounds slightly old-fashioned or earnest

  • modesty

    focuses on not boasting about one's own talents or success

  • meekness

    stronger; suggests quiet acceptance and unwillingness to push back

反義詞
  • arrogance

    strong opposite: belief that one is better than others

  • pride

    softer opposite; pride can be positive, arrogance rarely is

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

❌She showed humbleness to the king.
✅She showed respect to the king.
💡humbleness is the inner quality of not feeling important, not the act of bowing to someone above you.

2. the situation in which someone has very little money or comes from a family with

2.名詞C2
釋義

出身寒微

家境貧寒或社會地位低下的處境

the situation in which someone has very little money or comes from a family with no high social position.

例句

The mayor often spoke about the humbleness of his early years in a small fishing village.

市長常常談起自己早年在小漁村那段出身寒微的日子。

humbleness of [origin / background]

Élise never tried to hide the humbleness of her family's tiny apartment in Marseille.

Élise 從不掩飾她家在馬賽那間小公寓的寒微。

the humbleness of [physical place tied to poor circumstances]

同義詞
  • poverty

    stronger and more concrete; names the lack of money directly

  • lowliness

    literary; refers to having little status or importance

反義詞

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.

常見錯誤

❌He spoke with the humbleness of a poor village.
✅He spoke of the humbleness of his poor village.
💡sense 2 describes a place or background, not the manner of someone's speech.