喜樂美語

這個拼法底下其實是2個不同的字，意思沒有關係， 只是長得一樣。下面分開列出來。跳到 lower (below) · grow dark and stormy (sky)

1

lower

a, v

唸法不同同樣的拼法，這個字的唸法跟另一個不一樣。/ˈləʊə/

sitting further down on a vertical scale than something else — nearer the bottom; and as a verb, the act of bringing something down toward that bottom, whether in space, in amount, or in standing.

可以想成兩樣東西上下排著，lower 指的是「比較靠下面那個」——位置、數量或地位都在另一個之下。當動詞時，就是把某樣東西「往下帶」：往低處移、往少裡減，或往沒面子的方向走。這一支全是 low（低）這個畫面的延伸。

From the word’s history

This is the comparative/derived form of 'low'; all these senses extend the single idea of being or moving toward the bottom.

這一支就是 low（低）衍生出來的；不論形容詞還是動詞，都圍繞「在下面／往下走」這個單一畫面。

etymonline (lower as comparative of low, adj.)

A second word, same spelling

2

lower

v

唸法不同同樣的拼法，這個字的唸法跟另一個不一樣。/ˈlaʊə/

a dark, threatening heaviness — the sky going black before a storm, or a face going dark with anger; a separate word from 'lower (=lower down)', also spelled 'lour'.

可以想成暴風雨前那片壓下來、發黑的天空：又暗又沉、帶著威脅。這是另一個 lower（也拼作 lour），跟「往下降」的 lower 不同源，畫面比較像「陰沉發黑、像要發作」。同一個沉黑的神情放到人臉上，就是板起臉怒視。

登入就可以看每一支怎麼連回核心畫面。

容易混在一起的字在訂閱裡。容易混在一起的字需要訂閱帳號。

同家族的字

  • 形容詞lowlowest

意思相近

reducedecreasedroplet downbow

意思相反

upperraisehigherincreaselift

同家族的字

  • 動詞lour

原始詞典資料20 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

Lowername

  • 1

    A surname.

loweradj詞源 1/ˈləʊ.ə/

  • 1

    Bottom; more towards the bottom than the middle of an object.

  • 2

    Situated on lower ground, nearer a coast, or more southerly.

    • Lower Manhattan
    • Lower Burgundy
  • 3

    geographygeologynatural-sciencesOlder.

lowerverb詞源 1/ˈləʊ.ə/

  • 1

    To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down.

    • lower a bucket into a well
    • to lower a sail of a boat
  • 2

    To pull down.

    • to lower a flag
  • 3

    To reduce the height of.

    • lower a fence or wall
    • lower a chimney or turret
  • 4

    To depress as to direction.

    • lower the aim of a gun
  • 5

    To make less elevated.

    • to lower one's ambition, aspirations, or hopes
  • 6

    To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of.

    • lower the temperature
    • lower one's vitality
  • 7

    To bring down; to humble.

    • lower one's pride
  • 8

    To humble oneself; to do something one considers to be beneath one's dignity.

    • I could never lower myself enough to buy second-hand clothes.
另外 4 個記錄的用法
  • 9

    To reduce (something) in value, amount, etc.

    • lower the price of goods
    • lower the interest rate
  • 10

    To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease.

    • The river lowered as rapidly as it rose.
  • 11

    To decrease in value, amount, etc.

  • 12

    computingengineeringmathematicsTo reduce operations to single machine instructions, as part of compilation of a program.

lowernoun詞源 1/ˈləʊ.ə/

  • 1

    A bicycle suspension fork component.

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：

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