As women we tend to be self-effacing and make light of what we have achieved.

作为妇女，我们往往谦逊，对自己取得的成功轻描淡写。

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He also is self-effacing and secure enough to acknowledge that if his name were Smith or Jones, no one in China would be interested.

同时，他也很有自知之明。 他坦承：如果他的姓是史密斯或琼斯，或许没有一个中国人会对他感兴趣。

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They do take pride in the little things they do, even though, in a broader sense, Virgos can be rather self-effacing and self-critical.

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At other times, they must be soft, self-effacing, collaborative, process oriented, persuasive, unassuming, and indirect (feminine).

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The assumption that women should be altruistic and self-effacing pervades both mainstream society and some precincts of the feminist movement.

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