lower的词源

英文词源

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.)).

中文词源

lower：降低，更低的

来自low的比较级。

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lower：天空变昏暗，变阴沉

来自lour的拼写变体。