meek

Compared meaning: modest and not proud, gentle (adjective).

比较义项：不自负、谦逊温和（形容词）。

• humble

  Praises someone for not boasting despite success, skill or authority; often follows an achievement and pairs with crediting others. Positive, admirable tone.

  用于称赞某人尽管取得成功、拥有能力或权力却不自夸；常出现在取得成就之后，并伴随对他人功劳的肯定。语气积极、令人赞赏。

  Even after winning, she stayed humble and thanked her whole team.

  即使赢了比赛，她依然很谦逊，还感谢了整个团队。

• meek 本词

  Describes a naturally quiet, gentle and submissive personality, often shy about speaking up or asserting oneself; can carry a mildly negative sense of passivity or timidity.

  形容一个人天生性情安静、温和、顺从，常常不敢开口或不敢坚持自己的想法；有时略带被动、怯懦的负面意味。

  The meek student rarely spoke up during class discussions.

  这个温顺的学生在课堂讨论中很少发言。

Both words describe someone modest. Humble praises someone for not boasting despite success, crediting others; a positive quality. Meek describes a naturally gentle, submissive personality, often shy about speaking up; it can carry mild weakness. Humble can also mean 'low or simple', not compared here.

这两个词在“不自负、谦逊”这层意思上相近，但语气不同：humble强调不自夸、肯定他人的功劳，通常是一种受人称赞的美德；meek强调天生性情温顺、逆来顺受，语气偏被动，有时略带软弱、怯懦的意味。这里不比较humble表示“地位低微、简陋”的意思（如humble origins）。