lowness

• 名词，表示低的状态或性质，可指地位或级别低下、情绪低落消沉、高度不足，或数量、强度、温度等任何品质程度低。

A noun referring to the state or quality of being low, which can describe a position of inferior status or rank, a feeling of low spirits or dejection, a lack of height, or a small degree of any quality such as amount, force, or temperature.

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1. Low status or rankC1formal

   A position of inferior status; low in station, rank, fortune, or estimation.

   低微地位

   • He was born into a family of lowness and poverty.
   • The lowness of his social standing prevented him from advancing.
   • She felt the lowness of her position in the company.

   同义词abasementdegradationhumblenessinferiorityinsignificancelowlinessobscurityunimportance

   反义词eminenceprestigeranksuperiority

2. Low spirits or sadnessC1formal

   A feeling of low spirits; a state of depression or melancholy.

   忧郁

   • A sense of lowness overcame him after the bad news.
   • She couldn't shake the lowness that had settled in her heart.
   • The lowness of his mood was evident to everyone.

   同义词dejectiondepressiondespondencydownheartednessgloommelancholysadness

   反义词cheerfulnesselationexhilarationjollityjoyfulnessmerrimentsprightliness

3. Lack of heightC1formal

   The quality of being low; lacking height.

   低度

   • The lowness of the ceiling made the room feel cramped.
   • The lowness of the bridge prevented tall trucks from passing.
   • He noticed the lowness of the fence around the garden.

   同义词shortnesssmallnesssquatness

   反义词heightloftinesstallness

4. Small degree of a qualityC1formal

   A low or small degree of any quality, such as amount, force, or temperature.

   低程度

   • The lowness of the temperature caused the pipes to freeze.
   • The lowness of his voice made it hard to hear him.
   • The lowness of the bid surprised the auctioneer.