► 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:
- 彼は背が高い、低い ⇨ He is tall, short
- それが成功する可能性は低い ⇨ Its possibility of success is low
- 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
- 付加価値の低い製品 ⇨ A product with low added value
- 実際の売り値はもっと低い ⇨ The actual sale price is much lower
- それは優先順位が低い ⇨ That is low in priority
- 程度の低い冗談 ⇨ A low-class, bad-taste, joke
- 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
- 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
- この施設は利用度が低い ⇨ This facility has a low usage level
- この車は重心が低い ⇨ This car has a low center of gravity
- その商品の対する消費者の認知度は低い ⇨ The product is not very well recognized, known, among the consumers
- なんでこの家は相場より低い値段なんだろう？ ⇨ Why is this house cheaper than the market price?
- 競争力の低い製品 ⇨ A product with low competitiveness
- 彼はウイルスの危険性は低いと放言した ⇨ He said the danger of the virus was low