c. 1200, "gentle, quiet, unaggressive; benevolent, kind; courteous, humble, unassuming;" of a woman, "modest," from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse mjukr "soft, pliant, gentle," from Proto-Germanic *meukaz (cognates: Gothic muka-modei "humility," Dutch muik "soft"), of uncertain origin, perhaps from PIE *meug- "slippery, slimy." In the Bible, it translates Latin mansuetus from Vulgate (see mansuetude). Sense of "submissive" is from mid-14c.
meek (n.)
"those who are meek," c. 1200, from meek (adj.).
例文
1. She maintained a kind of meek -ness.
彼女は穏やかな態度を保っている。
2.The meek shall inherit the earth.
謙虚な人は必ず土を受ける。
3.They called her Miss Mouse because she was so meek and mild.
彼らは彼女を「ネズミさん」と呼んでいる。彼女はいつも臆病で穏やかだからだ。
4.He expected his daughters to be meek and submissive.