know one's place

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To understand one's rank or status and behave accordingly; to act humbly.
    — Had he been taught early and thoroughly to know his place, and be content with his faculty, he would have been one of the happiest and most serviceable of men.

词形变化

knows one's place present,singular,third-person knowing one's place participle,present knew one's place past known one's place participle,past
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