lowly
形容词 adj.
副词 adv.
英 /ˈləʊli/
美 /ˈloʊli/
英文释义
形容词 adj.
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Not high; not elevated in place; low.
— And those whom Tiber's holy forests hide, Or Circe's hills from the main land divide; Where Ufens glides along the lowly lands, Or the black water of Pomptina stands.
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Low in rank or social importance.
— One common right the great and lowly claims.
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Not lofty or sublime; humble.
— Where our apt used to be they built a fancy condominium high-rise. Which at a lowly income none of us could ever really quite afford.
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Having a low esteem of one's own worth; humble; meek; free from pride.
— Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart.
副词 adv.
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In a low manner; humbly; meekly; modestly.
— Walking through the park, it wasn't quite dark / There was a man sitting on a bench / Out of the crowd as his head lowly bowed
- In a low condition; meanly.
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At low pitch or volume.
— These words were lowly and sweetly murmured in the same way with the word mother, being changefully varied in their modulations, […]
词源
词源 1
From low + -ly; compare Middle English lowly.
词源 2
From low + -ly; compare Middle English lowly.
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