核心畫面
You can think of someone or something taking up less room than it could: the achievement, the body, the price or the size is real, but it is kept in rather than put on display. The word does not say there is little there — it says little is shown.
可以想成一個人或一件事「刻意佔比較少的空間」：成就、身體、價格或規模其實都在那裡，但沒有被攤開來給人看。這個字說的不…更多收起
可以想成一個人或一件事「刻意佔比較少的空間」：成就、身體、價格或規模其實都在那裡，但沒有被攤開來給人看。這個字說的不是「東西少」，而是「不往外擺」——有時是人自己收著，有時是那個東西本來就規模不大、不張揚。原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
modestadj/ˈmɑdəst/
- 1
Not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements; unpretentious, humble.
- 2
Small, moderate in size.
- He earns a modest amount of money.
- Her latest novel was a modest success.
- 3
Pure and delicate from a sense of propriety.
- modest thoughts or language
- 4
Intending to avoid the encouraging of sexual attraction in others.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。