modest的词源

英文词源

modest

modest: [16] Etymologically, modest means ‘kept within due measure’. It comes via French from Latin modestus, a derivative of the same source as produced English moderate. This was *modes-, a close relative of Latin modus ‘measure’ (from which English gets mode and model).
=> mode, model

modest (adj.)

1560s, "having moderate self-regard," from Middle French modeste (14c.), from Latin modestus "keeping due measure" (see modesty). Of women, "not improper or lewd," 1590s; of female attire, 1610s. Of demands, etc., c. 1600. Related: Modestly.

中文词源

modest：谦虚的，谦逊的

来自mode,模式，方式，尺度，-est,形容词后缀。引申词义有尺度的，谦逊的，谦虚的等。比较moderate.

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modest：谦虚的，谦逊的，谦让的；适度的 

来源于拉丁语中与modus(量器)有关联的modestus,其原始意义是“被保留在适当的量器内”。

词根词缀： -mod-量器,模式;适中 + est → (言行举止)有分寸的