Word · Frequency #11470
Fully loadedlowlier
卑微的；低下的；低微的
lowlier is the comparative of lowly.
low or inferior in rank, status, or quality
- 1.
Not high; not elevated in place; low.
不高的；不在高处的；低的。
- 2.
low or inferior in station or quality
地位或质量低下的
- 3.
Low in rank or social importance.
地位或社会重要性低的。
- 4.
inferior in rank or status
地位或身份低下的
- 5.
Not lofty or sublime; humble.
不高尚的；谦卑的。
- 6.
used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
指非技术性工作(尤其是家务)
- 7.
Having a low esteem of one's own worth; humble; meek; free from pride.
对自身价值评价低的；谦逊的；温顺的；没有骄傲的。
不高的；不在高处的；低的。；地位或质量低下的；地位或社会重要性低的。；地位或身份低下的；不高尚的；谦卑的。
In use
Despite his lowly position in the company, everyone respected his opinion.
They lived in a lowly cottage at the edge of town.
The lowliest workers were the first to arrive and the last to leave.
a lowly parish priest
a lowly corporal
lowly + noun
He came from a lowly family.
他出身于一个卑微的家庭。
remain lowly
这里 lowly 意为谦卑的。
Despite his wealth, he remained lowly.
尽管他很富有，他仍然保持谦卑。
Connections
Collocations
- lowly servant
- 卑微的仆人
- The lowly servant dreamed of a better life.这个卑微的仆人梦想着更好的生活。
- lowly position
- 低微的职位
- He started in a lowly position at the company.他从公司一个低微的职位做起。
- lowly origins
- 卑微的出身
- The politician often spoke of his lowly origins.这位政治家经常谈到自己卑微的出身。
- lowly status
- 低下的地位
- In those days, actors had a lowly status in society.在那个时代，演员的社会地位很低。
- lowly job
- 卑微的工作
- She took a lowly job as a cleaner to pay for school.她找了一份清洁工的卑微工作来支付学费。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：lowly 由 low（低）加 -ly 组成，地位低的人往往谦卑低头，从而记住“卑微的、谦逊的”之意。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary narratives、descriptions of social rank lowly 作形容词多用于正式或文学语境，表示“地位低的、卑微的”或“谦逊的”；在日常口语中较少单独使用，但描述具体职位时也可以中性使用（如 a lowly assistant）。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Rhymes with /ˈloʊli/: slowly, holy, wholly (note holy and wholly are homophones). Lookalikes with different sounds: only /ˈoʊnli/ and lonely /ˈloʊnli/ have an extra /n/ before /li/, so they do not rhyme with lowly; jolly /ˈdʒɑli/ ends in -olly but uses the vowel /ɑ/, not /oʊ/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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