meanness
['mi:nnis]
- n. 卑鄙；吝啬；劣等
词态变化
动词: mean;形容词: meanly;
英文词源
- meanness (n.)
- 1550s, "weakness," from mean (adj.) + -ness. Sense of "baseness, poverty" is from 1650s; that of "stinginess" from 1755.
双语例句
- 1. This very careful attitude to money can sometimes border on meanness.
- 这种对待金钱的过分谨慎的态度有时几近于吝啬。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Whatever faults he may have, meanness is not one of them.
- 不管他有什么缺点,可他没有吝啬这一缺点.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 3. He is above meanness and deceit.
- 他不至于搞卑鄙和欺骗行为.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. They gave him a dig about his meanness.
- 他们在挖苦他吝啬.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. The meanness of anonymity gave a shuddering obscenity to the moment.
- 这种匿名的卑鄙行为使他一时觉得下流得让人吃不消.
来自辞典例句