humility

noun
🔊/hjuːˈmɪləti/
🔊/hjuːˈmɪləti/
[uncountable]
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  1. the quality of not thinking that you are better than other people; the quality of being humble谦逊;谦虚
    • Her first defeat was an early lesson in humility.她的第一次失败使她很早便懂得了谦逊。🔊🔊
    • an act of genuine humility真正谦虚的举动
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French humilite, from Latin humilitas, from humilis ‘low, lowly’, from humus ‘ground’.