modest aboutの意味と使い方!例文もまとめ!

modest about

modest aboutの意味や使い方を知りたいときはないでしょうか。

けど、そんな中で悩むことは、
・「modest about」の意味がわからない
・「modest about」の使い方がわからない

ですよね。
今回はそんなお悩みを解決する

・「modest about」の意味と使い方
・「modest about」の例文

についてまとめます!

modest aboutの意味とは?

modest aboutの意味は、「控えめである」、「自分を謙遜する」、「適切な範囲内ですべてを述べる」というような意味を表します。

自分の能力や成功について大げさなことを言わないことや、自分の欠点や不足点についても素直に認めることが重要です。

また、相手を過剰に褒めたり自分自身を過大評価することを避け、自分を適切に表現することが大切です。

modest aboutの構文は?

「modest about」は、動詞の「be modest」に前置詞「about」が付いた形で、謙虚さを表すフレーズです。

【構文】
be modest about + something
【説明】
be:(主語)は
modest:控えめな、謙虚な
about:に関して

つまり、「be modest about + something」は、「(主語)が控えめな態度で、何かに関して謙虚である」という意味の文法構造です。例えば、「彼女は自分の業績については謙虚だ」という表現は、「She is modest about her achievements」と表現できます。

modest aboutの7つの例文と日本語訳

modest aboutの例文7つ紹介します。

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She was very modest about her achievements, even though she had won several awards for her work.

彼女は自分の業績について非常に謙虚でした。彼女は作品で何度も賞を受賞していたにもかかわらず。

The singer remained modest about his talent, always attributing his success to hard work and practice.

その歌手は自分の才能について謙虚であり続け、成功については常に努力と練習の成果だと考えていました。

Despite being a millionaire, he was surprisingly modest about his wealth and lived a simple life.

彼は何百万もの富を持っているにもかかわらず、富については驚くほど謙虚であり、シンプルな生活を送っていました。

The politician was modest about the impact of his policies, saying that it was the result of teamwork and collective effort.

政治家は自分の政策の影響について謙虚であり、それはチームワークと集団の努力の結果であると述べました。

The athlete remained modest about his talent, saying that he was just doing what he loved and that anyone could achieve greatness with hard work.

そのアスリートは自分の才能について謙虚であり、ただ好きなことをしているだけで、誰でも努力すれば偉大なことができると言っていました。

Despite being a successful author, she was very modest about her writing abilities and attributed her success to her readers.

彼女は成功した作家であるにもかかわらず、自分の執筆能力について非常に謙虚であり、彼女の成功を読者に帰したと述べました。

The businessman was modest about his role in the company’s success, saying that it was the collective effort of all the employees.

そのビジネスマンは自分が会社の成功に果たした役割について謙虚であり、それは全従業員の集合的な努力の結果だと言っていました。

modest aboutを覚える

modest aboutをキニナリメソッドで覚えていきましょう。

modest aboutを復唱し耳から覚える

modest aboutを7回繰り返し復唱し耳から覚えていきましょう。

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音声再生ボタンを押して、そのあとに同じ発音で読み合せてください。

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modest aboutの例文を復唱する

modest aboutの例文を3回繰り返して復唱しましょう。

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modest aboutの箇所を意識し、日本語訳を思い出しながら復唱してみてください。

She was very modest about her achievements, even though she had won several awards for her work.
She was very modest about her achievements, even though she had won several awards for her work.
She was very modest about her achievements, even though she had won several awards for her work.

The singer remained modest about his talent, always attributing his success to hard work and practice.
The singer remained modest about his talent, always attributing his success to hard work and practice.
The singer remained modest about his talent, always attributing his success to hard work and practice.

Despite being a millionaire, he was surprisingly modest about his wealth and lived a simple life.
Despite being a millionaire, he was surprisingly modest about his wealth and lived a simple life.
Despite being a millionaire, he was surprisingly modest about his wealth and lived a simple life.

The politician was modest about the impact of his policies, saying that it was the result of teamwork and collective effort.
The politician was modest about the impact of his policies, saying that it was the result of teamwork and collective effort.
The politician was modest about the impact of his policies, saying that it was the result of teamwork and collective effort.

The athlete remained modest about his talent, saying that he was just doing what he loved and that anyone could achieve greatness with hard work.
The athlete remained modest about his talent, saying that he was just doing what he loved and that anyone could achieve greatness with hard work.
The athlete remained modest about his talent, saying that he was just doing what he loved and that anyone could achieve greatness with hard work.

Despite being a successful author, she was very modest about her writing abilities and attributed her success to her readers.
Despite being a successful author, she was very modest about her writing abilities and attributed her success to her readers.
Despite being a successful author, she was very modest about her writing abilities and attributed her success to her readers.

The businessman was modest about his role in the company’s success, saying that it was the collective effort of all the employees.
The businessman was modest about his role in the company’s success, saying that it was the collective effort of all the employees.
The businessman was modest about his role in the company’s success, saying that it was the collective effort of all the employees.

modest aboutの例文を聞いて把握する

modest aboutの例文を聞いて意味が即理解できるか確認してみましょう。

She was very modest about her achievements, even though she had won several awards for her work.

The singer remained modest about his talent, always attributing his success to hard work and practice.

Despite being a millionaire, he was surprisingly modest about his wealth and lived a simple life.

The politician was modest about the impact of his policies, saying that it was the result of teamwork and collective effort.

The athlete remained modest about his talent, saying that he was just doing what he loved and that anyone could achieve greatness with hard work.

Despite being a successful author, she was very modest about her writing abilities and attributed her success to her readers.

The businessman was modest about his role in the company’s success, saying that it was the collective effort of all the employees.

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ざっと6割ぐらい把握できていればOKです。あとは期間を開けてまた確認してみてください。3割程度であれば日本語訳をもう一度確認しましょう。

さいごに

いかがでしょうか。

今回は、

・「modest about」の意味と使い方
・「modest about」の例文

についてまとめました。

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