lower case

英['ləʊəkeɪs] 美['laʊərkeɪs]
  • 小写字母
  • case n.例子;情况;案例;(辩论或诉讼)论据;箱v.装箱;踩点;仔细检查
  • lower adj.低的;下级的;下层的v.降低;减弱;跌落
名词 lowercase:
  1. the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case

形容词 lowercase:
  1. relating to small (not capitalized) letters that were kept in the lower half of a compositor's type case

    1. All of the signs were printed using lower case lettering.
      所有的标志都是用小写字母打印出来的。
    2. For English, a compositor will ordinarily have two such cases, the upper case containing the capitals and the lower case containing the small letters.
      就英语而言,排字工人通常有两个字盘,即包含大写字母的上方字盘和包含小写字母的下方字盘。