Advertisement
humility (n.)
14世纪初,"谦卑的品质",来自古法语 umelite "谦卑、谦虚、甜美"(现代法语 humilité ),来自拉丁文 humilitatem (代名词 humilitas )"低矮、身材矮小;微不足道;卑微、心胸狭小",教会拉丁文"温顺",来自 humilis "卑微、谦卑",字面意思是"在地上",来自 humus "大地",来自PIE根 *dhghem- "大地"。在默西亚赞美诗中,拉丁文 humilitatem ,是由古英语 eaðmodnisse 。

Others are reading
Advertisement
Definitions of humility from WordNet
Dictionary entries near humility
humidity
humidor
humiliate
humiliating
humiliation
humility
hummable
hummer
humming
hummock
hummus