meanness

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The condition, or quality, of being mean (any of its definitions) uncountable
    — This figure is of a later date, by the meanness of the workmanship.
  2. A mean act. countable
    — There are enough meannesses in everyone — ourselves included — to make for us a contemptible world, if we select the meannesses and let our minds dwell upon them.

词形变化

meannesses plural

词汇关系

近义词
meandom
反义词
nobility nobleness

词源

Etymology tree
English mean
Proto-Germanic *-inōną
Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-
Proto-Germanic *-atjaną
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Germanic *-þuz
Proto-Germanic *-assuz
Proto-Germanic *-inassuz
Proto-West Germanic *-nassī
Old English -nes
Middle English -nesse
English -ness
English meanness
From mean + -ness.
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