Worldly
['wɜːldlɪ] or ['wɝldli]
解释:
(adj.) characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world; 'worldly goods and advancement'; 'temporal possessions of the church' .
校对:蒂米--From WordNet
解释:
(a.) Relating to the world; human; common; as, worldly maxims; worldly actions.
(a.) Pertaining to this world or life, in contradistinction from the life to come; secular; temporal; devoted to this life and its enjoyments; bent on gain; as, worldly pleasures, affections, honor, lusts, men.
(a.) Lay, as opposed to clerical.
(adv.) With relation to this life; in a worldly manner.
霍雷肖整理
同义词及近义词：
a. [1]. Earthly, mundane, terrestrial, terrene, sublunary, human, common.[2]. Secular, temporal.[3]. Sordid, grovelling, selfish, earth-born, irreligious.
艾比校对
同义词及反义词：
SYN:Terrestrial, mundane, temporal, secular, earthly, carnal
ANT:Heavenly, spiritual
整理:纳撒尼尔
例句:
- The Lord only gives us our worldly goods that we may do justice and mercy; if our rulers require a price of us for it, we must deliver it up. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
- Commonplace young ladies can be quite as hard as commonplace young gentlemen--quite as worldly and selfish. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- He was worldly, and she, perhaps, romantic. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- I saw that in his heart he despised those dedicated to any but worldly idols. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
- Frederick's worldly position was raised by this marriage on to as high a level as they could desire. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
- Is that religion which is less scrupulous, less generous, less just, less considerate for man, than even my own ungodly, worldly, blinded nature? 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
- Worldly wise in hard and poor necessities, she was innocent in all things else. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
- This might--let it be repeated--have awakened some little vague mistrust in a man more worldly-wise than the Golden Dustman. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- He had managed for me, in my absence, with the soundest judgement; and my worldly affairs were prospering. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
- Ideas of worldly rule by the Church were already prevalent in the fourth century. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- If all the pupils are little ragamuffins, I'm afraid your crop won't be profitable in a worldly sense, Mrs. Bhaer. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
- I have studied how best to mortify in them the worldly sentiment of pride; and, only the other day, I had a pleasing proof of my success. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
- A contrast indeed to this gay scene of worldly pleasure--but then I have always lived on contrasts! 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
- Those who are not of this world can do little else to arrest the errors of the obstinately worldly. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
- She didn't want Laurie to think her a heartless, worldly creature. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
- I don't think Granny understands her, or uncle Lovell Mingott either; they really think she's much worldlier and fonder of society than she is. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
整理:康拉德