► 形容詞
低い [(2)ひくい] meaning: low rank: 1
☆ この家は天井が低い ⇨ The ceilings of this house are low
☆ その国の生活水準は低い ⇨ The living standard of the country is low
☆ レース車は重心の低さが重要になる ⇨ The low center of gravity becomes very important for racing cars
☆ 工事現場の安全意識の低さに驚かされた ⇨ I was shocked by the low attention paid to safety at the construction site
☆ 彼は低い声をしている ⇨ He has low-pitched voice
☆ 軍隊の士気は低かった ⇨ The morale of the military was low
低い [(2)ひくい] meaning: short rank: 1
☆ 彼女は背が低い ⇨ She’s short (in stature)
More examples:
- 軍隊の士気は低い ⇨ The morale of the military is low
- この車は重心が低い ⇨ This car has a low center of gravity
- 彼は背が低いことがコンプレックスだ ⇨ He is very sensitive, insecure, about being short
- 男爵は貴族の中では位が最も低い ⇨ Barons are the lowest in ranks among aristocrats
- 彼は背が低いながらもバスケット選手として成功した ⇨ He succeeded as a basketball player even though he is short in statue
- 粘度の低い油 ⇨ Oil with low viscosity
- 彼には熱狂的なファンが多くいるが、一般には知名度が低い ⇨ He has many fanatical fans, even though not well-known among the general public
- それは優先順位が低い ⇨ That is low in priority
- 実際の売り値はもっと低い ⇨ The actual sale price is much lower
- 程度の低い冗談 ⇨ A low-class, bad-taste, joke
- 彼は背が高い、低い ⇨ He is tall, short
- 彼はとても有名だが非常に腰が低い ⇨ He is very famous but very humble
- 実際にそれが起こる確率は非常に低い ⇨ The probability of that happening in reality is very low
- この国では消費税が高いが、その代わり所得税が低い ⇨ The consumption tax is high in this country, but the income tax is low instead
- この施設は利用度が低い ⇨ This facility has a low usage level