lowly

英 [ˈləʊli]

美 [ˈloʊli]

adj. 地位低的; 不重要的; 无足轻重的

最高级：lowliest　比较级：lowlier　

Collins.1 / BNC.11470 / COCA.13611

同义词辨析

humble lowly modest【导航词义：谦卑的，卑微的】

humbleadj. 谦恭的，卑微的

〔辨析〕

指态度谦逊的，也指社会地位等低微的，含对人低声下气之意。

〔例证〕

a humble apology
恭敬的道歉
eat humble pie
承认错误
He is very humble towards his superiors.
他对上司很谦恭。
He started his career as a humble clerk.
他从一个卑微的职员起家。

lowlyadj. 卑微的，低下的

〔辨析〕

指社会地位、职位等低下的，有时为幽默用法，可与 humble 换用。

〔例证〕

The lowly are often most intelligent.
卑贱者往往最聪明。
He was not ashamed of his lowly/humble origins.
他并不以自己出身低微为耻。

modestadj. 谦虚的，谦逊的

〔辨析〕

指行为、态度等不自大、不虚荣、不傲慢的。

〔例证〕

He is very modest about his success.
他对自己的成就很谦虚。
She is modest and amiable to everyone.
她待人谦和。

牛津词典

adj.

地位低的；不重要的；无足轻重的
low in status or importance

柯林斯词典

ADJ-GRADED 卑微的；低级的；无足轻重的
If you describe someone or something aslowly, you mean that they are low in rank, status, or importance.
1. ...lowly bureaucrats pretending to be senators...
  假称是参议员的低级官员
2. He was irked by his lowly status.
  他为自己地位卑微而恼恨。

英英释义

adj

of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
1. baseborn wretches with dirty faces
2. of humble (or lowly) birth
Synonym:basebasebornhumble
inferior in rank or status
1. the junior faculty
2. a lowly corporal
3. petty officialdom
4. a subordinate functionary
Synonym:junior-gradelower-rankingpetty(a)secondarysubaltern
used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
Synonym:humblemenial
low or inferior in station or quality
1. a humble cottage
2. a lowly parish priest
3. a modest man of the people
4. small beginnings
Synonym:humblelowmodestsmall

双语例句

Though I am lowly and despised, I do not forget your precepts.
我微小被人藐视。却不忘记你的训词。
Moreover, inform all of us lowly stockholders you are taking this stand – we will applaud you.
另外，为此事出庭作证前，请通知我们这些地位卑微的股东们&我们要为你鼓掌。
But when the eyes of the people are on the great sheikh, I am lowly.
但是当老百姓的眼睛看着伟大的酋长的时候，我就贱了。
Do you consider the lowly dandelion as nothing more than a weed?
你有没有考虑过其实谦卑的蒲公英其实不只是野草？
The lowly chameleon nonetheless has amazed countless generations with its special talents and skills.
低阶的变色龙仍然以它特殊的才能和技巧让无数个世代的人感到惊异。
We play worldly politics in the church and order our relationships by the lowly standards of this world.
我们在教会里玩弄政治以及用世界的低水准来维持我们的关系。
I have stood in here today, the award taking away has represented love and dignity, elitist and lowly, but I have been really not to feel very happy.
今天，我站在这里，拿走的奖代表了爱情和尊严，高贵和卑微，但我并不是感到很高兴。
To stay on the ground after one falls reduces life into a lowly heap of dust.
跌倒了，如果从此躺下，生命只会化作一堆卑微的尘土。
The lowly artisans understood the secret of art and the art of living.
地位较低的工匠明白到艺术的奥秘和生活的艺术。
In my impression, she speaks, always like reading lowly, also like to write article.
在我的印象中她说话总是低低地，喜爱读书，也喜爱写文章。