modest

• adj.控えめな、謙虚な; 節度ある; 威厳のある; 内気な
• n. (Modest) 人名； (Ro) Modest; (De) Modest; (Rus) Modeste

mode、モード、方法、尺度、-est、形容詞接尾辞から。派生的な意味は、尺度、控えめ、謙遜など。modestと比較する。

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).
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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.

1. Though his background was modest ，it was in no sense deprived.

彼の家は普通だが、貧乏ではない。

2.The wine towns encountered are，on the whole，quiet and modest .

至るところの酒の町は総じて静かで穏やかである。

3.The result reflects a modest rightward shift in opinion.

の結果、世論がある程度右傾していることが分かった。

4.Swiss unemployment rose to the still modest rate of 0.7%.

スイスの失業率は0.7%に上昇したが、このパーセンテージはあまり高くない。

5.There has been a modest upturn in most parts of the industry.

この業界のほとんどの分野で一定程度の好転が見られた。