lower-down

名词 n.
美 /ˌloʊ.wɚ ˈdaʊn/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Someone with lesser superiority or authority in an organization.
    — Humans distinguish between we-groups and they-groups, such as relatives versus strangers and higher-ups versus lower-downs, thereby creating crucial preconditions for favouring their own groups while discriminating against others.

词形变化

lower-downs plural

词源

From lower + down. Modeled after higher-up.
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