lowly 低下的，低级的; 卑微的〔有时为幽默用法〕【lowly 不是副词，low 则既是形容词又是副词】

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low∙ly / ˈlolɪ ; ˈləʊli /
◙adj
1. low in rank, importance, or social class – sometimes used humorously
• 低下的，低级的; 卑微的〔有时为幽默用法〕;
【SYN】 humble
»He was a lowly assistant gardener.
  他是个初级的助理园艺师。


※ Lowly is never an adverb. Low is used as an adverb as well as an adjective.

lowly 不是副词，low 则既是形容词又是副词。


low·ly
I. \ˈlōlē, -li\ adverb
Etymology: Middle English, from low (IV) + -ly, adverb suffix
1. : in a lowly manner : humbly, meekly, modestly
< bowed lowly before her >
2. : in a low position, manner, or degree
< affected rams are usually lowly fertile — Fertility of Sheep >
< rare records … lowly priced — advt >
3. : in a low voice : not loudly
II. adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English, from low (IV) + -ly, adjective suffix
1.
a. : humble in manner or spirit : modest, moderate, meek
  < taught him to be lowly and reverent >
b. : of or relating to a low social or economic rank
  < a man of lowly birth >
  < they were too lowly to associate with me — G.B.Shaw >
c. : low in the scale of biological or cultural evolution
  < a lowly society of the present day — Notes & Queries on Anthropology >
  < accepted the possibility that lowly … animals might be generated spontaneously — S.F.Mason >
d. : ranking low in some hierarchy
  < a lowly instructor in government — Fred Rodell >
  < a lowly parish priest >
e. : low in order of importance, value, or esteem
  < need not trouble himself with the lowly business of reading and writing if he had a good scribe — G.B.Jeffery >
  < made from a lowly railroad spike — R-Mor-Plate >
f. : not lofty or sublime : prosaic, commonplace
  < using great words on the lowlier subject, contrives to make them appropriate — A.T.Quiller-Couch >
2. : low in position or growth : being relatively close to the ground
< the starvation need of air and light allotted to the lowly growths — William Beebe >
Synonyms: see humble


lowly
lowly / ˈləuli; NAmE ˈlouli /
adj
   (low·lier, low·li·est) (often humorous)  low in status or importance
   地位低的；不重要的；无足轻重的
SYN   humble , obscure


lowly
[ˈləʊli]
   (adjective 形容词)
[img][/img]﹙社会或经济﹚地位低的
    a lowly position in life.
     社会地位低。
   SYNONYM 同义词:base, humble, insignificant, low, low-born,meek, modest.


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