Meanness [
'mi:nnis]
下贱, 卑劣, 卑鄙; 粗野; 劣等, 无价值; 无聊; 吝啬, 小气
- His meanness has become something of a standing joke.
他的小气已成了经常引人发笑的笑料。 - He is contemptible for his meanness.
他很卑劣,实在可鄙。
meanness[ noun ]- the quality of being deliberately mean
<noun.attribute>
- extreme stinginess
<noun.attribute>
Meanness \Mean"ness\, n.
1. The condition, or quality, of being mean; want of
excellence; poorness; lowness; baseness; sordidness;
stinginess.
This figure is of a later date, by the meanness of
the workmanship. --Addison.
2. A mean act; as, to be guilty of meanness. --Goldsmith.