(单选题)

It was out of that Professor Botta, the author of several highly respected books in his field, described himself to his colleagues as .

A.embarrassment, a paragon

B.magnanimity, an avenger

C.insolence, a pedant

D.modesty, a dilettante

参考答案：D

参考解析：

考查名词辨析。句意：正是出于谦虚，博塔教授（Professor Botta）在他的领域里写了几本备受尊敬的书，他向同事们描述自己是个业余爱好者。embarrassment意为“尴尬”；paragon意为“完人，典范”；magnanimity意为“宽宏大量”；avenger意为“复仇者”；insolence意为“傲慢”；pedant意为“学究，书呆子”；modesty意为“谦虚”；dilettante意为“浅薄的涉猎者，业余爱好者”。根据句意和选项含义可确定答案为D。故选D。

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