meanness

ˈmiːnnəs

核心义 AI

吝啬；卑鄙；恶意

释义 AI

1吝啬，小气
the quality of being unwilling to spend money or give things
His meanness with money annoyed his friends.
他在钱上的吝啬让朋友们很恼火。
2卑鄙，恶意
cruel, unkind, or spiteful behavior
She was shocked by the meanness of the prank.
她被那个恶作剧的卑鄙程度震惊了。
3劣等，低劣
the state of being poor in quality or low in rank
The meanness of the accommodation was unacceptable.
住宿条件的低劣令人无法接受。

例句 AI

His meanness made him unpopular among colleagues.

他的吝啬使他在同事中不受欢迎。基础

The meanness of the trick hurt her deeply.

那个把戏的卑鄙深深伤害了她。自然

They criticized the meanness of the portions at the restaurant.

他们批评那家餐厅的份量太小气。自然

Meanness is often a sign of insecurity rather than true poverty.

吝啬往往是缺乏安全感的表现，而非真正的贫穷。场景

搭配 AI

sheer meanness纯粹的卑鄙

meanness of spirit心胸狭隘

out of meanness出于恶意

meanness towards sb对某人的刻薄

语域与场景 AI

名词，多用于书面或正式语境，指人的性格或行为。口语中表达“吝啬”更常用 stinginess 或说 someone is stingy/mean；表达“卑鄙”更常用 cruelty 或 meanness 但语气较重。英美用法无显著差异。

近义词辨析 AI

stinginess特指吝啬，不愿花钱或分享

cruelty侧重残忍、冷酷的行为

spitefulness侧重恶意、故意伤害他人

反义词 AI

generosity慷慨大方，与吝啬相对

kindness善良仁慈，与卑鄙相对

易混词 AI

meanness名词，指吝啬或卑鄙

meaning名词，意思、含义；拼写相近但词义完全不同

常见错误 AI

✕ ~~He is meanness.~~

✓ He is mean.

meanness 是名词，表示“吝啬”用形容词 mean。

词形变化

meannesses复数

词族 AI

meanadj.吝啬的；卑鄙的

meanlyadv.吝啬地；卑鄙地

助记 AI

mean（吝啬的）+ -ness（名词后缀）→ 吝啬、卑鄙。

词源与构词 AI

mean吝啬的，卑鄙的+-ness名词后缀，表示性质、状态

来自中古英语 mene，源自古英语 mæne，意为“共同的、低劣的”，后引申为“吝啬、卑鄙”。

词频与标签

当代语料词频第 19,328 位较少见

BNC 词频第 21,894 位少见

柯林斯星级—

牛津 3000—

考试大纲—

词频排名越小越常用；柯林斯 5 星最常用。数据来自 ECDICT 词典，短语没有词频排名。

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