lower

vt. 减弱，减少；放下，降下；贬低

vi. 降低；减弱；跌落

adj. 下游的；下级的；下等的

n. (Lower)人名；(英、意)洛厄

中文词源

lower 降低，更低的

来自low的比较级。

lower 天空变昏暗，变阴沉

来自lour的拼写变体。

lower (v.1): c. 1600, "to descend, sink," from lower (adj.), from Middle English lahghere (c. 1200), comparative of low (adj.). Transitive meaning "to let down, to cause to descend" attested from 1650s. Related: Lowered; lowering. In the sense "to cause to descend" the simple verb low (Middle English lahghenn, c. 1200) was in use into the 18c.
lower (v.2): "to look dark and threatening," also lour, Middle English louren, luren "to frown" (early 13c.), "to lurk" (mid-15c.), from Old English *luran or from its cognates, Middle Low German luren, Middle Dutch loeren "lie in wait." Form perhaps assimilated to lower (1). Related: Lowered; lowering.
lower (adj.): c. 1200, lahre, comparative of lah (see low (adj.)).

2. Basal metabolism is much lower for creatures in cold water.: 冷水中生物的基础代谢速度要低很多。

3. Companies are moving jobs to towns with a lower cost of living.: 各公司正在把工作岗位转移至生活费用较低的城镇。

4. He comes from a completely uncultured, lower middle-class family.: 他来自中下阶层一个根本没什么文化的家庭。

5. Many businesses are cutting back by employing lower-paid part-time workers.: 很多企业通过雇用薪金低廉的兼职工人来减少开支。