구슬쌤 humble 표현

1: humble: 겸손한, (예의상 자신을 낮추며) 변변치 않은, 소박한

*Collins 사전: not proud and does not believe that they are better than other people; ordinary and not special in any way.

 

자기 자신을 그냥 평범한 기술자로 소개하자

A: Elliot, just a tech.

B: Don't be so humble.

 

(예의상 자신을 낮추며) 변변치 않은, 소박한

Welcome to my humble abode. 제 누추한 집에 오신 것을 환영합니다.

This is my humble abode.

*abode: 거주지/집

 

2: In my humble opinion: (개인적인 생각을 말하기 전 자신을 예의상 낮추며) 제 짧은 소견으로는, 어디까지나 제 생각일 뿐이지만.

*wiktionary: as expressing one's own view, not one backed by external authority or to be accepted without question. *Collins 사전: a polite way of emphasizing what they think, even though they do not feel humble about it.

 

- They just were not very good, in my humble opinion.

- In my humble opinion, we can do better.

- In my humble opinion, this is a waste of our time.

- This is just my humble opinion. Genius? Not so much. 이건 어디까지나 내 의견일 뿐이지만 천재? 그정도까진 아니지.

- In my humble opinion, Sarah would be a perfect fit for the job.

- These two people, in my humble opinion, are absolutely extraordinary.

- In my humble opinion, this is a better option.

 

3: 동사 humble: ~를 겸허하게 만들다, 기를 꺾다 

*Collins 사전: make you realize that you are not as important or good as you thought you were. humbling

 

It's a really humbling experience. I still have a way to go. 아직도 갈 길이 멀다.

Losing is a humbling experience.

It's been a humbling experience for the team. It's good to realize that there's always room for improvement.

백악관에 처음 방문해 대통령을 만난 후 ) A: What do you think? B: Humbling.