low in status or importance synonym humble, obscure地位低的;不重要的;无足轻重的 a lowly government clerk 低级政府职员 How should I know? I’m just a lowly employee. 我该怎么知道?我只是个卑微的员工。
Extra ExamplesHe was keen to serve his country in some capacity, however lowly. 他渴望以某种身份为他的国家服务,无论多么卑微。 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. 主人公通常在一个卑微的家庭中长大,并继续取得伟大的成就。 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低下地位很敏感。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryLowly is used with these nouns:- intern
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