meanness是什么意思？

meanness

英[ˈmi:nnɪs] 美[ˈminnɪs]

• n. 卑贱，吝啬，劣等，恶意的行为；

动词：mean;

形容词：meanly;

例句

• He is above meanness and fiddle. 他不至于搞卑鄙和欺骗行为。
• He is above meanness and deceit. 他不至于搞卑鄙和欺骗行为。
• 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.
• They gave him a dig about his meanness. 他们在挖苦他吝啬.
• 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。

英语四级真题

Hetty's meanness was well-known.
出自-2014年6月听力原文

英汉词典释义

• n.
  卑贱;吝啬;劣等
  He is above meanness and deceit. 他不至于搞卑鄙和欺骗行为。 They gave him a dig about his meanness. 他们在挖苦他吝啬。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. the quality of being deliberately mean
  2. extreme stinginess