meanness
n. 卑賤; 吝嗇; 劣等; 惡意的行為
1. the quality of being deliberately mean
2. extreme stinginess
This very careful attitude to money can sometimes border on meanness.
這種對待金錢的過分謹慎的態度有時幾近於吝嗇。
They gave him a dig about his meanness.
他們在挖苦他吝嗇.
The meanness of anonymity gave a shuddering obscenity to the moment.
這種匿名的卑鄙行為使他一時覺得下流得讓人吃不消.
A capitalist will not stick at any meanness in making money.
只要能賺錢,資本傢什麼卑鄙的勾當都幹得出來.
He never descends to such meanness.
他決不幹那種卑鄙事.