meanness

英

美

n.  下贱卑劣卑鄙；粗野；劣等无价值；无聊；吝啬小气

复数：meannesses　

BNC.21894 / COCA.19328

英英释义

noun

• extreme stinginess
  Synonym:minginessniggardlinessniggardnessparsimonyparsimoniousnesstightnesstightfistednesscloseness
• the quality of being deliberately mean
  Synonym:beastliness

双语例句

• This man is very mean and famous for his meanness.
  这人很吝啬，也因吝啬而出名。
• All these-all the meanness and agony without end I sitting look out upon
  所有这些&这一切无穷的痛苦与卑劣，我坐而眺望
• He watches every penny he spends, which gives him a reputation for meanness.
  他每花一分钟都要考虑再三，这使他获得吝啬的名声。
• Therefore, in a spirit of meanness, rancour, cynicism and misanthropy, let us revive an old tradition by wondering if there is sometimes a little more to philanthropy than compassion and benevolence.
  这样吧，让我们以一种自私吝啬、充满敌意、玩世不恭和愤世嫉俗的精神，重拾一个古老的传统，想想是否慈善事业有时不仅仅与热情和仁爱有关。
• But in French culture it symbolizes meanness, war, and evil women.
  而在法国文化中，它却代表着卑鄙、战争和恶妇。
• In his greasy morass of meanness and selfishness.
  他卑鄙自私的泥泞沼泽。
• It explains most happiness and unhappiness, most success and failure, most greatness and meanness in life.
  它解释了人们生活中的大部分幸福和不幸，大部分成功和失败，以及大部分高尚和卑劣。
• I tried to find the root cause of this meanness in me.
  我力图找出我这种卑鄙性格的根本原因。
• 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。
• This in no sense is due to meanness.
  这绝不是出于吝啬。