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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

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