Worldliness
['wɝldlɪnɪs]
解釋/意思:
(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
解釋/意思:
(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/造句/用法:
- 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. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- The only difference I see is that one worldliness is a little bit honester than another. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- The third is the desire for prosperity, worldliness. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- 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·薩克雷. 名利場.
- A shallow and specious other-worldliness has been driven out: an other-worldliness which is really nothing but laziness about this one. 沃爾特·李普曼. 政治序論.
- No worldliness about him. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
錄入:鲁道夫