meanness
翻译
卑鄙, 刻薄, 吝啬
例句
His meanness was known to everyone.
他的刻薄人尽皆知。
The meanness of his actions shocked us.
他行为的卑鄙让我们震惊。
语法模式
((of sb./sth.)) （某人/某事）的刻薄 The meanness of his words was surprising.
近义词
Synonyms: unkindness, cruelty, spitefulness; Antonyms: kindness, generosity
词源
源自形容词“mean”（刻薄的）加上后缀“-ness”，该后缀用于构成表示状态或品质的名词。
记忆技巧
把结尾的“-ness”想象成“……的状态”。所以，“meanness”就是“mean”（刻薄）的状态。