worldly

英 ['wɜːldlɪ] 美['wɝldli]
  • adj. 世俗的;世间的;尘世的
  • adv. 世俗地;世故地

低频词畅通词汇

词态变化


名词: worldliness;

英英释意


1. characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world;
"worldly goods and advancement"
2. very sophisticated especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world;
"the blase traveler refers to the ocean he has crossed as `the pond'"
"the benefits of his worldly wisdom"
3. concerned with secular rather than sacred matters;
"lords temporal and spiritual"

英文词源


worldly (adj.)
Old English woruldlic "earthly, secular," from the roots of world and like (adj.). A common Germanic compound (Old Frisian wraldlik, Old Saxon weroldlik, Middle Dutch wereldlik, German weltlich, Old Norse veraldligr). Worldly-wise is recorded from c. 1400.

考试真题


More experience in worldly affairs.

出自-2014年6月听力原文

Or maybe a wealthy local wanted to show off his worldly sophistication.

2019年6月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section B

Determined to be myself, move forward, free of shame and worldly labels, I can now call myself a "marathon winner".

2018年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

Spencer argued that all worldly phenomena, including human societies,changed over time, advancing toward perfection.

出自-2009年考研阅读原文

Spencer argued that all worldly phenomena, including human societies, changed over time, advancing toward perfection.

2009年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

词组搭配


worldly goods (或 possessions, wealth)

everything that someone owns

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实用场景例句


worldly success
世俗的成就

牛津词典

your worldly goods (= the things that you own)
你个人的物品

牛津词典

At 15, he was more worldly than his older cousins who lived in the country.
他15岁时就比他那些居住在乡村的表兄们懂人情世故了。

牛津词典

I think it is time you woke up and focused your thoughts on more worldly matters...
我认为是该你清醒过来把思想集中到更为现实的问题上的时候了。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He has repeatedly criticized Western churches as too worldly and too entrenched in consumerism.
他一再批评西方教会过于世俗,消费主义观念过于顽固。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He was different from anyone I had known, very worldly, everything that Dermot was not...
他不同于我认识的任何一个人,非常老成,与德莫特完全相反。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He was worldly and sophisticated.
他阅历丰富,老于世故。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Today the media drive athletes to the view that the important thing is to gain worldly success.
现在,媒体使得运动员认为追名逐利是很重要的。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...a man who had given up all his worldly goods...
放弃了所有财产的男子

柯林斯高阶英语词典

They are willing to sign away their entire worldly possessions.
他们愿意签字放弃所有财产。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Desert vast, worldly woman, Le saddle troops on, across battlefields.
瀚海浩浩, 红尘女子, 勒鞍扬鞭, 驰骋疆场.

期刊摘选

Worldly people bow the knee to success as to god.
市井小人崇拜成功犹如膜拜上帝.

期刊摘选

Are spiritual or worldly values more important?
精神上的价值重要,还是物质的价值重要 呢 ?

《简明英汉词典》

Seek only for light and freedom and not immerse yourself too deeply in the worldly mire.
只追寻光明和自由,而不要使自己身陷于世俗的泥沼.

期刊摘选

Although there are many worldly worries, you must cherish your youth.
虽然有很多人间烦恼, 你得珍惜青春.

期刊摘选

He is a worldly wiseman among idealists.
他在理想主义者中是很世故的.

期刊摘选

There is no peace or happiness in our worldly life. Circumstances create turmoil and annoyance.
我们世俗的生活中没有平和、快乐, 环境造就了骚乱和烦恼.

期刊摘选

He is little more than a boy in worldly experience.
他涉世不深,简直还是一个孩子.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

To Mr. Lorry, he commended them all, and explained his worldly affairs.
他向罗瑞先生托付了全家, 安排了他的世俗事务.

英汉文学 - 双城记

He combined curious qualities of naivete with incisive wit and worldly sophistication.
他把天真质朴的奇怪品质同锐利的机智和老练的世故结合了起来.

辞典例句

We shouldn't pay too much attention asas waste our energy to the worldly possessions.
我们不应该太注重身外之物,不应为了他们浪费我的精力.

期刊摘选

In the eye of the Buddhist, every worldly affair is vain.
在佛教徒的眼里, 人世上一切事情都是空的.

《用法词典》

She forsook her worldly possessions to devote herself to the church.
她抛弃世上的财物而献身教会.

《简明英汉词典》

A grasp of mundane affairs is genuine knowledge; an understanding of worldly wisdom is true learning.
世事洞明皆学问, 人情练达即文章.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

He is of the world worldly.
他是俗人中的俗人.

期刊摘选

The gradual escape from the other worldly atmosphere of the early Middle Ages.
从中世纪早期的其它世俗氛围中逐渐脱离出来.

期刊摘选

He is fond of worldly enjoyments.
他喜爱世俗的享乐.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

He bequeathed her all his worldly goods.
他把所有的财物遗赠给她.

《简明英汉词典》

The group forswears all worldly possessions.
这个团体放弃一切尘世财物。

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》