c. 1200, "gentle, quiet, unaggressive; benevolent, kind; courteous, humble, unassuming;" of a woman, "modest," from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse mjukr "soft, pliant, gentle," from Proto-Germanic *meukaz (cognates: Gothic muka-modei "humility," Dutch muik "soft"), of uncertain origin, perhaps from PIE *meug- "slippery, slimy." In the Bible, it translates Latin mansuetus from Vulgate (see mansuetude). Sense of "submissive" is from mid-14c.
meek (n.)
"those who are meek," c. 1200, from meek (adj.).
实用例句
1. She maintained a kind of meek-ness.
她保持着一种温顺的态度。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The meek shall inherit the earth.
谦卑的人必承受地土。
来自柯林斯例句
3. They called her Miss Mouse because she was so meek and mild .
他们称她为“鼠小姐”，因为她总是那么懦弱谦和。
来自《权威词典》
4. He expected his daughters to be meek and submissive.
