lowly
adj. 卑贱的;地位低的;谦逊的
比较级 lowlier
最高级 lowliest
例句
First to colonize the barren land are the lowly lichens, surviving on bare rock.
贫瘠的土地上首先长满了地衣这种低等植物,它们在裸露的岩石上生存。
This lowly variety is not the kind of imagination I would like readers to use. What a crime!
这种低级的变化不是我希望读者使用的想象力。罪过啊!
Although the study was conducted in a lowly fruit fly, the principles were very likely apply to many animals.
尽管这项研究是在低级的果蝇上进行,这个原则很可能适用于许多动物。