humbling

基本解釋

For me, reading this list is always a humbling experience.
對于我來說，閱讀這份列表總是一件令人羞辱的經(jīng)歷。
Used carefully, this exercise in humbling the other speaker can be very effective. Just be sure to use it with colleagues and not with a boss :-)!
不過用這招要小心點，這種方法羞辱別人很有效，所以要確定你這么做的對象是你同事而不是你老板！
Gordon Brown was ranked 29th and Nicolas Sarkozy, the French president, came in at a humbling 56th on a list whose selection criteria are – as intended - likely to attract some puzzlement.
英國首相戈登·布朗位居29位，法國總統(tǒng)薩科奇令人羞辱的，僅位居56位。這一榜單的評選標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，好像故意要引起人們的猜疑。

Some are exhilarating; some are humbling." Many of the new Republican members of the House are young Tea Party activists.
Typically, that is granted and they can then do it, but they are of course humbling themselves by making the request and coming down under the orders of the winners and taking their dead away and being buried.
一般來說勝方都是會同意的,當(dāng)然戰(zhàn)敗方肯定要低三下四,卑躬屈膝,然后按照勝方的指示,拿回死者的尸體然后埋葬
耶魯公開課 - 古希臘歷史簡介課程節(jié)選

It's a humbling admission for Scott, a 19-year veteran of Cray with a Ph.
FORBES: Technology
No matter how well I may be doing, believe me, this is a most humbling exercise.
FORBES: Don't Fight The Fed, The Bull Market Ain't Dead