英:[miːk]
美:[miːk]
英:[miːk]
美:[miːk]
比较级:meeker
最高级:meekest
meekly (adv.), meekness (n.)
词根:meek
adv.meekly 温顺地;逆来顺受地;忠厚地
n.meekness 温顺;柔和;懦弱
Adjective
1. humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness;
"meek and self-effacing"
2. very docile;
"tame obedience"
"meek as a mouse"- Langston Hughes
3. evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant;
"compliant and anxious to suit his opinions of those of others"
"a fine fiery blast against meek conformity"- Orville Prescott
"she looked meek but had the heart of a lion"
"was submissive and subservient"
12世纪晚期, mēk,指“性情温和或温顺; 忍受伤害或烦恼; 谦虚,不自负”; 用于女性时,指“谦虚”。源自斯堪的纳维亚语,例如古诺尔斯语 mjukr “柔软的,柔顺的,温和的”,源自原始日耳曼语 *meukaz(也指哥特语 muka-modei “谦卑”,荷兰语 muik “柔软”),这个词的起源不确定,可能来自原始印欧语言的 *meug- “滑溜的,黏滑的”。在圣经中,它翻译了拉丁语 mansuetus(请参见 mansuetude)。“顺从的,服从的,温顺的”意义始于公元1300年左右。
Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse mjūkr gentle; akin to Welsh esmwyth soft
The first known use of meek was in the 13th century
meerkatnoun
a burrowing mammal of southern Africa that feeds chiefly on insects, is grayish with faint black markings, and lives in usually large colonies
meekadjective
putting up with wrongs patiently and without complaint : mild
lacking spirit or self-assurance : humble
meekadjective
putting up with wrongs patiently and without complaint : mild
lacking spirit or self-assurance : humble
1 Father, forgive me wherever you are, but this world has brought one vile abomination after another down on the heads of the gentle, and I’ll not live to see the meek inherit anything.
2 They called her Miss Mouse because she was so meek and mild .
他们称她为“鼠小姐”,因为她总是那么懦弱谦和。
3 I would not let his criticism stir up my anger, nor would I be falsely meek.
4 While pursued by the manic Harlequin, who is determined to have her, she hears warnings from the meek Pierrot, the percussionist Matthew Duvall, who mostly appears in a monklike white frock.
5 The fist time when I saw her being meek attain height.
第七次,当她高唱颂歌却自以为是一种美德时.
6 The voice on the other end was meek, kind.
7 Whose streak, unlike Beans’s, was meek, not mean.
8 When he had once more laughed heartily, he became meek again, and told me that the moment he began to realise Capital, it was his intention to marry this young lady.
9 The tone was a meek, broken one I’d never heard before.
10 “Only a saber fencer roars like that. I thought you were a meek little person, but you obviously have something else going on in there.”
11 Live virtuously, be meek, have faith in thy Redeemer, and in me, thy father, and I swear to thee that we will be joined together hereafter in unending bliss.
12 Reek, Reek, it rhymes with meek “... bad and ...” “There’s blood on your mouth,” Ramsay observed.
13 How meek those yaks are!
那些牦牛多温顺啊!
14 DEAN: So, demons take over. I thought the meek shall inherit the earth.
所以, 恶魔要接管世界, 我以为是温和的人继承了世界.
15 Minetta's voice had a meek irony.
米尼塔的口气里略带几分讥刺.
16 He expects his wife to be meek and submissive.
他期望妻子温顺而且听他摆布.
17 Her favorite Beatitude is " Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth ".
她最喜欢的至福是 “ 保佑温顺的人,他们将继承土地 ”.
18 The look on Raymond’s face changed, but he didn’t say anything for a minute, and then he asked, in a meek voice, if he could pick up his cigarette.
19 She is a meek woman and I can’t say that I respect her.
20 But corporate titans’ crusade isn’t meeting meek soldiers.
2 温顺的
plastic smooth manageable docile tractable maidenly kid-gloved submiss mansuete favonian maidenlike quiet tame good-natured biddable milky placable flexile easy toward flexible ductile bashful conformable good pliant pigeon-livered gentle compliant peaceable sheeplike treatable malleable towardly
3 软弱的
milk-toast nicey-nice soft weak wet mild tender delicate pale faint milky limp floppy powerless feeble flabby flaccid spineless effete dickey weak-kneed chinless forceless limpsy
5 谦恭的
6 懦弱
milk-livered pigeonhearted nidering henhearted nicey-nice soft weak pimp unmanly fainthearted faintheart poor-spirited weakly
7 易受欺骗的
8 温和的
kind soft sweet smooth moderate mild gentle peaceful bland temperate placid suave balmy genial clement equable softhearted sarsenet
10 温和
kind soft sweet smooth moderate mild gentle peaceful bland temperate placid suave balmy genial clement equable softhearted sarsenet piano lowly mercy moderation clemency bonhomie soften
11 不猛烈的
12 驯服的
15 柔和的
soft tender delicate mellow velvety balmy mollifying mansuete smooth liquid mild gentle pastel bland supple subdued svelte maidenly maidenlike
16 逆来顺受的
17 亲切
heimish good kind Nice friendly decent mild tender thoughtful kindly benign courteous affectionate serviceable beau homely amiable brotherly homey fireside affable genial obliging homelike neighborly good-hearted big-hearted sisterly officious well-disposed warmhearted benignant bonhomous caressive couthie homish affettuoso well sweet fairly sweetly favor grace courtesy kindness sweetness bonhomie benignity geniality benignancy honey come by honestly
19 懦弱的
milk-livered pigeonhearted nidering henhearted nicey-nice soft weak pimp unmanly fainthearted faintheart poor-spirited
21 驯服
familiar domestic tame domestication meeken break master educate bust domesticate keep under come to heel docile like a lamb submissive subservient
22 易受欺骗
23 软弱
milk-toast nicey-nice soft weak wet mild tender delicate pale faint milky limp floppy powerless feeble flabby flaccid spineless effete dickey weak-kneed chinless forceless limpsy weakly soften emasculate unbrace
24 柔和
soft tender delicate mellow velvety balmy mollifying mansuete softly tenderly gentleness mansuetude soften subdue smooth liquid mild gentle pastel bland supple subdued svelte maidenly lento maidenlike mildly grazioso facility softness mildness maidenliness scumble
26 顺从的
compliant obedient submissive amenable malleable yielding docile ductile dutiful conformable biddable complaisant uncomplaining unresisting duteous sequacious
27 卑躬屈节的
28 卑躬屈节
29 虚心
31 和蔼
fairspoken kind friendly mild gentle bland suave amiable affable genial douce sweet kindly towardliness bonhomie geniality suavity genialize
32 温顺
plastic smooth manageable docile tractable maidenly kid-gloved submiss mansuete favonian maidenlike docilely tamely submissively tractably gentleness manageability submissiveness docility tractability tameness gentilesse bonhommie mansuetude tame meekly flexile easy toward quiet flexible milky ductile bashful conformable humility like a lamb pigeon-livered gentle compliant peaceable sheeplike milkiness treatable malleable towardly
33 听话的
34 亲切的
heimish good kind Nice friendly decent mild tender thoughtful kindly benign courteous affectionate serviceable beau homely amiable brotherly homey fireside affable genial obliging homelike neighborly good-hearted big-hearted sisterly officious well-disposed warmhearted benignant bonhomous caressive couthie homish sweet
35 虚心的