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lowly + noun
He came from a lowly family.
他出身于一个卑微的家庭。
卑微的；低下的；低微的
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卑微的；低下的；低微的
low or inferior in rank, status, or quality
He came from a lowly family.
他出身于一个卑微的家庭。
不高的；不在高处的；低的。
Not high; not elevated in place; low.
地位或质量低下的
low or inferior in station or quality
地位或社会重要性低的。
Low in rank or social importance.
地位或身份低下的
inferior in rank or status
Despite his lowly position in the company, everyone respected his opinion.
尽管他在公司职位低微，但每个人都尊重他的意见。
AI contextual example
They lived in a lowly cottage at the edge of town.
他们住在镇边一座简陋的小屋里。
AI contextual example
The lowliest workers were the first to arrive and the last to leave.
地位最低的工人总是最先到、最后走。
AI contextual example
a lowly parish priest
一位卑微的教区牧师。
WordNet
He came from a lowly family.
他出身于一个卑微的家庭。
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。
think lowly of 表示轻视。
They think lowly of such behavior.
他们对这种行为评价很低。
Not this
He spoke lowly.
Use this
He spoke low.
用作副词表示“低声地”时，应用low而非lowly；lowly作副词通常意为“谦卑地”。
Not this
He comes from a low background.
Use this
He comes from a lowly background.
描述社会地位卑微时，应使用形容词lowly，而low通常指物理高度。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
卑微的出身；不起眼的开端
From these lowly beginnings, the company became a global empire.
这家公司从卑微的起点起步，发展成了全球帝国。
出身低微
Though of lowly birth, she became a respected judge.
尽管出身低微，她成了一位受人尊敬的法官。
低微的职位；卑微的职位
She worked her way up from a lowly position to CEO.
她从卑微的职位一路升任首席执行官。
我心里柔和谦卑。
He had to start at a lowly position and work his way up.
他必须从一个卑微的职位做起，一步一步往上爬。
耶和华虽高，仍看顾低微的人。
She never forgot her lowly origins.
她从未忘记自己卑微的出身。
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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。
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）。
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/.
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