Worldliness

(noun.) concern with worldly affairs to the neglect of spiritual needs; 'he disliked the worldliness of many bishops around him'.

整理:莫顿

• 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. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• The only difference I see is that one worldliness is a little bit honester than another. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• The third is the desire for prosperity, worldliness. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• 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·萨克雷. 名利场.
• A shallow and specious other-worldliness has been driven out: an other-worldliness which is really nothing but laziness about this one. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• No worldliness about him. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.

录入:鲁道夫