lowly 详细解释

lowly

['ləuli]

adj.地位低的, 卑下的, 谦卑的
adv.位置低下地,低声地, 谦逊地

a.

1. (地位等)低下的, 卑微的

He was not ashamed of his lowly origins.

他并不以自己出身低微为耻。

2. 谦卑的, 恭顺的

He was a gentle, lowly, and unassuming man.

他是个温和、谦卑、不摆架子的人。

3. 普通的, 平庸的

ad.

1. 谦卑地, 恭顺地

2. 低声地; 程度低地

lowly paid workers

工资低的工人

词形变化

形容词比较级: lowlier | 形容词最高级: lowliest | 名词: lowliness |

词义辨析

同义参见:

humble  

反义参见:

grand  

英英释义

形容词 lowly:

low or inferior in station or quality

同义词：humble, low, modest, small

inferior in rank or status

同义词：junior-grade, inferior, lower-ranking, petty, secondary, subaltern, subordinate

used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)

同义词：humble, menial

of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)

同义词：base, baseborn, humble

补充

lowlylowly英:[ˈləuli] 美:[ˈloli]adj.1.〈旧〉地位低的, 卑微的adv.1.谦逊地2.卑鄙地, 低低地, 低下地3.声音低低地, 不响亮地

例句

1. lowly bureaucrats pretending to be senators冒充参议员的下级官员 2. He won a wildcard place in the tournament, despite his lowly ranking of 157.尽管他的排名很低在157位, 他还是赢得了锦标赛的外卡资格。 3. He was irked by his lowly status.他为自己卑微的地位而恼恨。 4. Our confidence must be tempered with a lowly and humble spirit.我们的自信中一定要有谦逊的精神。 5. Mary and her party had unexpectedly to stay the night in a lowly house.玛丽一伙人出乎意料地留宿在一所普通房子里。 6. her lowly garment她朴素的衣着 7. she'd been too good for her lowly position.以她卑下的地位，她的处境已经很好了。 8. lowly paid workers.低收入的工人。 9. He was working as a lowly clerk.他就是一个卑微的小职员。 10. He resented his lowly status.他怨恨自己地位卑微。 11. her lowly origins她卑微的出身 12. the lowliness of his status他身份的卑微

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