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单词 the lowest of the low
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the lowest of the low
P2. the lowest of the low: (one of) the people regarded as the most socially inferior of all; the people who occupy the lowest rank within society, an organization, etc. Also: a person who or an action, situation, etc., which is extremely undesirable or immoral, or considered worst example of a particular type. [In quot. 1744 with allusion to Qur'an 95:5, which has Arabic thumma radadnāhu 'asfala sāfilīna ‘then we relegated him (i.e. man) to the lowest of the low’.]
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1744 J. Miller Mahomet Impostor ii. i. 23 Have I not known thee, Mahomet, When void of Wealth, Inheritance, or Fame, Rank'd with the lowest of the Low at Mecca?
1847 Liverpool Mercury 27 Apr. Crime is engendered amongst the lowest of the low..among beggars, sand-sellers, coal-pickers or stealers.
1870 J. W. Harsha Song of Redeemed xii. 406 Her son [sc. Jesus]..who, on account of his humble parentage, was regarded as the lowest of the low.
1955 Billboard 13 Aug. 1/1 The announcer, once thought of as the lowest of the low in broadcasting, has risen to a position of eminence..in TV.
1978 Washington Post (Nexis) 8 Aug. c1 Juvenile court..is on the outer edge of the legal universe. This simply is not considered a prestigious job, but the lowest of the low.
1992 P. Scanlan Finishing Touches (1999) 282 At least I don't have to resort to stealing another woman's husband. That's the lowest of the low.
2000 Big Issue in Scotl. 24 Feb. 7/1 Child sex offenders are..the lowest of the low.
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