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
形容词
of low birth or station (`base'' is archaic in this sense); "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth" 同义词:base, baseborn, lowly
used of unskilled work (especially domestic work) 同义词:menial, lowly
low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings" 同义词:low, lowly, modest, small
动词
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss" 同义词:humiliate, mortify, chagrin, abase
cause to be unpretentious; "This experience will humble him"