英汉词典

1. (房屋等)不太大的，不算昂贵的，普通的
    A modest house or other building is not large or expensive.

modest的反义词

    e.g. ...the modest home of a family who lived off the land...
           靠土地过活的一户人家的简朴住房
    e.g. A one-night stay in a modest hotel costs around £35.
           在普通的旅店里过一夜要花费约35英镑。

2. (数量、比率或改进程度)不太高的，适度的，适中的
    You use modest to describe something such as an amount, rate, or improvement which is fairly small.

    e.g. Swiss unemployment rose to the still modest rate of 0.7%...
           瑞士的失业率上升到了0.7%，这个百分比仍然不算太高。
    e.g. The democratic reforms have been modest...
           民主改革的力度并不太大。