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