题目

sat 的填空问题~~~~3
有填空小问题一道：有点蹊跷
It was out of _____that Professor G, the author of several highly respected books in his field, described himself to his colleagues as______
(E) modesty a dilettante
这些词填上去倒是蛮顺口的,但是logic似乎有问题.
第一： out of modesty 不谦虚,说明professor G 高傲,晒命
第二： described himself to his collegeues as a dilettate 向他的同学们把自己形容 成 一个业余爱好者
第三： highly respected book in his field享有很高的respect
那么这样一个享有很高respect的人把自己说成业余爱好者应该是谦虚才对,为何要把他说成晒命呢?
求解
谢谢~~

提问时间：2021-04-02

答案

楼主对第二,三点理解正确,但是第一点 out of modesty,不是不谦虚,是“因为谦虚”或“出于谦虚”,像其它表达方法 out of anger,out of benevolence,不是 “没有愤怒”或“没有善心”,而是“出于……”