lowly
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 - 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。
- He 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。
Collocations DictionaryLowly is used with these nouns:- intern
- origin
- position
- …
- a lowly government clerk