meanness
翻譯
卑鄙, 刻薄, 吝嗇
例句
His meanness was well known.
他的刻薄是眾所周知的。
She was shocked by the meanness of the attack.
她對這次攻擊的卑鄙感到震驚。
His meanness with money was legendary.
他在金錢上的吝嗇是出了名的。
文法模式
the meanness of ((sb./sth.)) (某人/某事)的刻薄/卑鄙 She was shocked by the meanness of the attack.
近義詞
同義詞: unkindness (不友善), cruelty (殘忍), stinginess (吝嗇); 反義詞: kindness (善良), generosity (慷慨)
詞源
源自形容詞“mean”(刻薄的,吝嗇的)加上後綴“-ness”,該後綴構成表示狀態或品質的名詞。
記憶技巧
“mean”的品質(-ness)就是“meanness”。請記住,它既可以指不友善,也可以指吝嗇。