| 单词 |
lowlander |
| 释义 |
lowlander|ˈləʊləndə(r)| [f. lowland + -er1.] An inhabitant of the low-lying or level portion of a country or district.
1835Thirlwall Greece I. iv. 105 The hostility of the Lowlanders, the Lapiths, whom they certainly never subdued. 1865Kingsley Herew. I. 4 The lowlander, on the other hand, has his own strength. b. spec. An inhabitant of the Lowlands of Scotland.
1692Lond. Gaz. No. 2732/3 The Clan Gregor, and many others, both Highlanders and Lowlanders,..are now come in. c1775Johnson in Hawkins Life (1787) 490 Of the..state of the whole Earse nation, the Lowlanders are, at least, as ignorant as ourselves. 1900Blackw. Mag. Oct. 468/1 The little lowlander strutted as he played the evening melody. |

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