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单词 lowly
释义 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
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