lowly
英 [ˈləʊli]
美 [ˈloʊli]
adj. 地位低的; 不重要的; 无足轻重的
Collins.1 / BNC.11470 / COCA.13611
同义词辨析
humblelowlymodest【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。
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。
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。
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.- ...lowly bureaucrats pretending to be senators...
假称是参议员的低级官员 - He was irked by his lowly status.
他为自己地位卑微而恼恨。
- ...lowly bureaucrats pretending to be senators...
英英释义
adj
- of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
- baseborn wretches with dirty faces
- of humble (or lowly) birth
- inferior in rank or status
- the junior faculty
- a lowly corporal
- petty officialdom
- a subordinate functionary
- used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
- low or inferior in station or quality
- a humble cottage
- a lowly parish priest
- a modest man of the people
- small beginnings
双语例句
- Women are doomed to suffering, loneliness and endurance from birth, they are the lowly.
女人生下来就注定是受苦的，孤寂的，忍耐的，又是卑贱的。 - Let us spare a thought for the lowly and often forgotten skunk.
让我们用心想想不起眼的、常被遗忘的臭鼬吧。 - Even the lowly cricket and ant cling to life, let alone a human being.
蝼蚁尚且偷生，何况人乎？ - All living creatures have lives and fates, even a bug as lowly as an ant.
所有生物都有生命和命运，即使是如蚂蚁那么微小的虫子，也是一样。 - As an excited member of the beginners'chorus line, I was aware of my lowly status.
作为初级合唱队的一名成员，我很激动，我也意识到自己地位的低下。 - 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？ - He was a gentle, lowly, and unassuming man.
他是个温和，谦卑，不摆架子的人。 - No lowly shameless nauseating and absurd remarks of praise or flattery.
没有卑贱无耻与荒谬言论肉麻的赞美或奉承。 - The lowly are not necessarily stupid; the high-born not necessarily intelligent.
卑贱者未必愚蠢，高贵者未必聪明。 - 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。