the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case
形容词 lowercase:
relating to small (not capitalized) letters that were kept in the lower half of a compositor's type case
双语例句
1. I felt a sharp pain in my lower back.
我感觉到后腰一阵剧痛。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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用作名词 (n.)
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。
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。
