noun

meanness

卑鄙, 刻薄, 吝嗇

His meanness was known to everyone.

他的刻薄人盡皆知。

The meanness of his actions shocked us.

他行為的卑鄙讓我們震驚。

((of sb./sth.)) (某人/某事)的刻薄 The meanness of his words was surprising.

Synonyms: unkindness, cruelty, spitefulness; Antonyms: kindness, generosity

源自形容詞「mean」(刻薄的)加上後綴「-ness」,該後綴用於構成表示狀態或品質的名詞。

把結尾的「-ness」想像成「……的狀態」。所以,「meanness」就是「mean」(刻薄)的狀態。

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