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meanness

['mi:nnis]

n. 卑鄙；吝啬；劣等

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。

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.

3. He is above meanness and deceit.: 他不至于搞卑鄙和欺骗行为.

4. They gave him a dig about his meanness.: 他们在挖苦他吝啬.

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.