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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)。

  1. “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。)
  2. “He was surprised by the lowness of her voice.” (他被她声音的低沉惊到了。)
  3. “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

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.