low·ly

adjective

/ˈləʊli/

(comparative lowlier, superlative lowliest)

(often humorous)

low in status or importance地位低的；不重要的；无足轻重的 synonym humble, obscure
- a lowly government clerk一个卑微的政府职员
- How should I know? I’m just a lowly employee.我怎么知道？我只是一个卑微的员工。
Extra Examples
- He was keen to serve his country in some capacity, however lowly.他热衷于以某种身份为国家服务，无论职位有多低。
- His first job was as a lowly assistant gardener.他做的第一份工作是低下的园丁助理。
- The hero is usually brought up in a lowly family and goes on to achieve great things.英雄通常在一个卑微的家庭中长大，但后来却取得了伟大的成就。
- They were sensitive about their lowly position within the police bureaucracy.他们对自己在警察官僚机构中的卑微地位很敏感。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Lowly is used with these nouns:
intern
origin
position
…

单词	lowly
释义	low·ly adjective /ˈləʊli/ /ˈləʊli/ (comparative lowlier, superlative lowliest) (often humorous) low in status or importance地位低的；不重要的；无足轻重的 synonym humble, obscure a lowly government clerk一个卑微的政府职员 How should I know? I’m just a lowly employee.我怎么知道？我只是一个卑微的员工。 Extra Examples He was keen to serve his country in some capacity, however lowly.他热衷于以某种身份为国家服务，无论职位有多低。 His first job was as a lowly assistant gardener.他做的第一份工作是低下的园丁助理。 The hero is usually brought up in a lowly family and goes on to achieve great things.英雄通常在一个卑微的家庭中长大，但后来却取得了伟大的成就。 They were sensitive about their lowly position within the police bureaucracy.他们对自己在警察官僚机构中的卑微地位很敏感。 Oxford Collocations DictionaryLowly is used with these nouns: intern origin position …
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