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
- He was irked by his lowly status.
他为自己地位卑微而恼恨。 - The lowly worm climbs up a winding stair;
卑下的小虫爬上了一颗蜿蜒的星子。 - 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。 - He was a gentle, lowly, and unassuming man.
他是个温和，谦卑，不摆架子的人。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - These individuals behave in ways that quietly but effectively elevate the lowly and humble the arrogant.
这些人的行动方式能安静但却有效地能提升那些地位低的人，卑下那些傲慢的人。 - 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。 - 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。