meanness
n. 卑贱; 吝啬; 劣等; 恶意的行为
1. the quality of being deliberately mean
2. extreme stinginess
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。
They gave him a dig about his meanness.
他们在挖苦他吝啬.
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.
A capitalist will not stick at any meanness in making money.
只要能赚钱,资本家什么卑鄙的勾当都干得出来.
He never descends to such meanness.
他决不干那种卑鄙事.