Worldliness
['wɝldlɪnɪs]
解释:
(noun.) concern with worldly affairs to the neglect of spiritual needs; 'he disliked the worldliness of many bishops around him'.
整理:莫顿--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) The quality of being worldly; a predominant passion for obtaining the good things of this life; covetousness; addictedness to gain and temporal enjoyments; worldly-mindedness.
手打:米格尔
例句:
- I certainly did not see the proof of Mr. Skimpole's worldliness in his having his expenses paid by Richard, but I made no remark about that. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- The only difference I see is that one worldliness is a little bit honester than another. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
- The third is the desire for prosperity, worldliness. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- She has deceived her husband, as she has deceived everybody; her soul is black with vanity, worldliness, and all sorts of crime. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
- A shallow and specious other-worldliness has been driven out: an other-worldliness which is really nothing but laziness about this one. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
- No worldliness about him. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
录入:鲁道夫