Lowness
Lowness 是形容词 low 的名词形式。它描述一种物理上的高度低(如天花板的低矮)、声音频率低(如低音)、或者是抽象意义上的低(如地位的卑微、道德的低劣或情绪的低落)。
- “The lowness of the ceiling made the room feel very cramped.” (天花板的低矮让房间感觉非常拥挤。)
- “He was surprised by the lowness of her voice.” (他被她声音的低沉惊到了。)
- “The lowness of his character was revealed by his constant lies.” (他不断的谎言揭示了他品质的低劣。)
- low: 词根,源自古诺斯语 lāgr,意为“平坦的、不高的”。
- -ness: 后缀,用于将形容词转换为名词,表示性质、状态或程度。
- 后缀: -ness,表示一种状态或性质。
- 无前缀。
在英语语境中,low 及其派生词 lowness 常带有负面联想,如 “low blow”(下三滥手段)或 “low class”(低层次)。物理上的“低”有时也隐喻道德或社会地位的缺失。
- 相关形容词: low
- 相关副词: lowly
由 low(低的)+ ness(名词后缀)组成。记住 low 的各种含义(物理、声音、道德),加上后缀就是这些性质的总称。
The giant felt a strange sadness because of the lowness of the clouds. He couldn’t stand tall without touching the gray mist. This physical lowness made him feel a deep lowness in his spirit, as if the whole world was shrinking.