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"meanness" in Chinese (Traditional)

刻薄吝嗇

Definition

Meanness 指對他人不友善、刻薄或不願意慷慨的特質,也可以指待人不好或不願幫助他人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'Meanness' 可以指情感上的刻薄(像 'meanness of spirit')或在金錢上的吝嗇(如 'meanness with money')。用詞較 'mean' 正式,多用於描述整體人格特質。

Examples

The meanness in his words made her cry.

他話語中的**刻薄**讓她哭了。

Children should not show meanness to others.

孩子們不應該對別人表現出**刻薄**。

His meanness with money is well known.

他對錢的**吝嗇**眾所皆知。

There’s a certain meanness in the way he jokes about people.

他拿別人開玩笑時帶有一種**刻薄**。

Don’t mistake her honesty for meanness; she just speaks directly.

別把她的誠實誤認為**刻薄**,她只是說話直接。

People remember meanness, even in small moments.

人們會記得那些**刻薄**,即使只是短暫的一刻。