lowercase
/ˌlō-ər-ˈkās/ (ame, mw)
lowercase — adjective
- lowercasepositive
- more lowercasecomparative
- most lowercasesuperlative
1. written with the smaller form of a letter instead of a capital one
written with the smaller form of a letter instead of a capital one
The password hint said the last two letters must be lowercase.
must be lowercase after modal
Ava rewrote the title in lowercase after the editor marked it.
write [text] in lowercase
The app shows command names in lowercase on the blue menu bar.
Please use lowercase for the street names on this practice map.
Mr. Patel circled the lowercase p that looked like a q.
- uncapitalized
is slightly more formal and focuses on the absence of capitals rather than the visual letter form
- uppercase
uses the larger capital form of letters
- capitalized
describes text written with capitals where style rules require them
文法句型
be lowercase
write [word/text] in lowercase
a lowercase letter
用法筆記
Often contrasts with capitalized or uppercase forms. It commonly appears after be or after verbs such as write, type, keep, and print.
常見錯誤
lowercase — verb
- lowercasepresent simple I / you / we / they
- lowercases3rd person singular
- lowercasing-ing form
- lowercasedpast simple
1. to change letters or text so they appear in small-letter form instead of capital
to change letters or text so they appear in small-letter form instead of capitals
Before saving the file, Minho lowercased every heading except the title.
lowercase + object in editing context
The script lowercased the usernames before checking them against the list.
technical use with script as subject
Rosa lowercased the label so it matched the rest of the chart.
Our form automatically lowercases city names when people paste them in.
The designer lowercased the logo text to make it look softer.
- downcase
is a programming-heavy term and sounds less natural in general writing
- decapitalize
is more formal and often used for removing an initial capital rather than changing all letters
- capitalize
adds or restores capital letters where style requires them
- uppercase
is a technical verb in computing for changing text to capital letters
文法句型
lowercase + [letters/text]
[script/system] lowercases + [text]
lowercase + everything except + [item]
用法筆記
Usually takes a direct object naming letters, words, or a block of text. In everyday editing talk, it often implies changing the style rather than rewriting the content.
常見錯誤
lowercase — phrase
1. the lower part of a printer's type case, where small letters and other sorts wer
the lower part of a printer's type case, where small letters and other sorts were kept
The apprentice pulled a tiny e from the lowercase before setting the next line.
pull + letter + from the lowercase
In the print shop, commas and spaces were stored in the lowercase.
objects kept in the lowercase
The guide showed us how the lowercase sat beneath the drawer of capitals.
Old printers kept reaching into the lowercase as they built each page by hand.
At the museum, Hana labeled the lowercase before cleaning the wooden tray.
- uppercase
the matching case or drawer that held capital letters in traditional printing
文法句型
reach into the lowercase
keep type in the lowercase
the lowercase below the uppercase
用法筆記
This is a historical printing term. It refers to the lower drawer or lower section of a type case, contrasted with the uppercase above it.