[ひかえめ, hikaeme] (adj-na, n, adj-no) moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing; unassuming; well-behaved; low-key; temperate; in small quantities [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Assume \As*sume"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assumed}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Assuming}.] [L. assumere; ad + sumere to take; sub +
emere to take, buy: cf. F. assumer. See {Redeem}.]
1. To take to or upon one's self; to take formally and
demonstratively; sometimes, to appropriate or take
unjustly.
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Trembling they stand while Jove assumes the throne.
--Pope.
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The god assumed his native form again. --Pope.
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2. To take for granted, or without proof; to suppose as a
fact; to suppose or take arbitrarily or tentatively.
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The consequences of assumed principles. --Whewell.
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3. To pretend to possess; to take in appearance.
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Ambition assuming the mask of religion. --Porteus.
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Assume a virtue, if you have it not. --Shak.
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4. To receive or adopt.
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The sixth was a young knight of lesser renown and
lower rank, assumed into that honorable company.
--Sir W.
Scott.
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Syn: To arrogate; usurp; appropriate.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Assuming \As*sum"ing\, a.
Pretentious; taking much upon one's self; presumptuous.
--Burke.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
assuming
adj 1: excessively forward; "an assumptive person"; "on a
subject like this it would be too assuming for me to
decide"; "the duchess would not put up with presumptuous
servants" [syn: {assumptive}, {assuming}, {presumptuous}]
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เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย