英语词汇“worldliness”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

For a priest he was surprisingly worldly.
Marilyn is a worldly New Yorker in her 60s.
Members of the church tried to isolate themselves from worldly influences.
She was much older and more worldly than I was.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

As it usually does to men, war made Stewart much more worldly.
He learned that there was such a job as trading bonds from his more worldly classmates.
He wasn't a worldly man in that direction.
In our headlong pursuit to acquire wealth and worldly pleasures, Christians have become virtually indistinguishable from the rest of the world.
The gospel is not analogous to philosophical wisdom; it is folly to the worldly.
The trouble is that various worldly pressures will make you more, not less, inclined to play it safe.
The unmarried man is anxious about the affairs of the Lord; the married man is anxious about worldly affairs.

Longman Language Activatorknowing about life, people, and the world► experienced

· Paul liked to turn to more experienced people for advice.experienced in · My elder brother was a lot more experienced in these matters than I was.

► have been around

informal if you say that someone has been around , you mean that they have had experience of many different situations and many different types of people and so they can deal with new situations confidently and easily: · When you've been around as long as I have you realize some things aren't worth getting upset about.have been around the block (a few times): · I've been around the block a few times, and I think I know when someone's trying to cheat me.

► be a man/woman of the world

to be someone who knows a lot about life, has had a lot of different experiences etc and is not easily shocked by things: · Look, Ray, you're a man of the world - I'm sure you've been in situations like this before.

► sophisticated

someone who is sophisticated has a lot of knowledge and experience of clever, fashionable things, and shows this by the way they talk and behave: · Everyone at the party was sophisticated and well-educated.· The play is intended for a sophisticated audience.

► streetwise

someone who is streetwise has had enough experience of life in big cities to know how to deal with difficult or dangerous people and situations: · Kids these days are much more streetwise than we ever were at their age.· Copeland is a streetwise cop who knows how to take care of himself.

► worldly

having a lot of experience and knowledge about life and the practical rather than the moral reasons for people's actions: · For a priest he was surprisingly worldly.· She was much older and more worldly than I was.

► hardened

: hardened criminal/cynic etc someone who has had a lot of experience dealing with difficult situations and is therefore less affected by them: · Even the most hardened criminal would have been shocked by the brutality of the crime.· Hardened foes of abortion are unlikely to be persuaded by her arguments.

► hard-bitten

someone who is hard-bitten has developed a hard, unsympathetic character because their experience of life has been difficult and unpleasant: · Miss Davies is not really the tough, hard-bitten businesswoman that she appears to be.· Jensen's experience in prison left him hard-bitten, cynical, and ruthless.

the things that someone owns► property

things someone owns, especially large expensive things such as houses, land, or cars: · Some of the stolen property was discovered in an empty warehouse.school/church/army etc property: · The boys have been charged with damaging school property.private property: · Many state documents were considered as the officer's private property.

► possessions

all the things that a person owns, which they keep in their home or carry with them: · They lost all their possessions in the floods.personal possessions: · Prisoners are allowed no personal possessions such as photographs of their families.somebody's most treasured/cherished/prized possessions: · One of my most treasured possessions is a small book of prayers.

► things

spoken also stuff spoken informal things such as clothes, records, books, furniture etc that you own: somebody's things/stuff: · She always leaves her things all over the floor.· I don't how know I'm going to fit all my stuff into the new apartment.

► belongings

things you own such as clothes, equipment, bags etc, especially things you take with you when you are travelling somewhere: · They packed all their belongings into the car and left the city that night.personal belongings: · It doesn't cost much to insure your personal belongings.

► assets

property that a person or a company owns and which they would be able to sell if they needed money - used especially in legal or business contexts: · The company has mining assets worth 8 billion Rand.freeze somebody's assets (=not allow them to sell them): · The government announced that it had frozen the assets of three senior bank officials.

► worldly goods

all the things that you own - use this especially as a joke when you do not own much: · Two old chairs, a broken jug, and half a candle: these were all his worldly goods.· All her worldly goods were contained in four cardboard boxes.

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► somebody’s worldly goods

(=all the things that someone owns)· All his worldly goods fit in four packing cases.

► somebody's worldly possessions

literary (=everything they own)· Over his shoulder hung a bag which contained all his worldly possessions.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► more

· These sceptical, cautious and cloistered arrangements constitute the distinctive institutions of science which separate it from other more worldly activities.· As it usually does to men, war made Stewart much more worldly.· The more worldly among his guests know that too.· She was more worldly than we, I thought, and it was true she looked like Kip.· I suppose I was more worldly.

NOUN► goods

· My worldly goods, my total possessions.· He loses all his worldly goods because a law suit is not decided in his favor.· But he bought no worldly goods.· Why, of course you must leave all your worldly goods to him.· We generally promise each other all our worldly goods.

► possession

· They tear our houses down, burn up our worldly possessions, and sometimes even kill us.· A great number of emigres arrived daily from the mainland, left homeless and often destitute of all worldly possessions.· Returned that same evening to Brigade Headquarters to collect my rucksack containing all my worldly possessions and, of course, the bagpipes.

► success

· There is nothing like worldly success on the part of one academic to make all the others hate him or her.· But Jacob was promised neither worldly success nor material security, for the ladder was only the part of the dream.· Our Church often measures things in terms of worldly success, and not in terms of the humility of weakness and failure.· It is an excellent debut, crisply written and full of dark observations on the fragility of worldly success.

PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► worldly goods/possessions

A great number of emigres arrived daily from the mainland, left homeless and often destitute of all worldly possessions.
But he bought no worldly goods.
He loses all his worldly goods because a law suit is not decided in his favor.
My worldly goods, my total possessions.
Returned that same evening to Brigade Headquarters to collect my rucksack containing all my worldly possessions and, of course, the bagpipes.
They tear our houses down, burn up our worldly possessions, and sometimes even kill us.
We generally promise each other all our worldly goods.
Why, of course you must leave all your worldly goods to him.

WORD FAMILYnounworldunderworldworldlinessadjectiveworldworldly ≠ unworldlyworldwideadverbworldwide

单词	worldliness
释义	worldlyworld‧ly /ˈwɜːldli $ ˈwɜːrld-/ adjective [only before noun] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES For a priest he was surprisingly worldly. Marilyn is a worldly New Yorker in her 60s. Members of the church tried to isolate themselves from worldly influences. She was much older and more worldly than I was. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS As it usually does to men, war made Stewart much more worldly. He learned that there was such a job as trading bonds from his more worldly classmates. He wasn't a worldly man in that direction. In our headlong pursuit to acquire wealth and worldly pleasures, Christians have become virtually indistinguishable from the rest of the world. The gospel is not analogous to philosophical wisdom; it is folly to the worldly. The trouble is that various worldly pressures will make you more, not less, inclined to play it safe. The unmarried man is anxious about the affairs of the Lord; the married man is anxious about worldly affairs. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorknowing about life, people, and the world► experienced · Paul liked to turn to more experienced people for advice.experienced in · My elder brother was a lot more experienced in these matters than I was. ► have been around informal if you say that someone has been around , you mean that they have had experience of many different situations and many different types of people and so they can deal with new situations confidently and easily: · When you've been around as long as I have you realize some things aren't worth getting upset about.have been around the block (a few times): · I've been around the block a few times, and I think I know when someone's trying to cheat me. ► be a man/woman of the world to be someone who knows a lot about life, has had a lot of different experiences etc and is not easily shocked by things: · Look, Ray, you're a man of the world - I'm sure you've been in situations like this before. ► sophisticated someone who is sophisticated has a lot of knowledge and experience of clever, fashionable things, and shows this by the way they talk and behave: · Everyone at the party was sophisticated and well-educated.· The play is intended for a sophisticated audience. ► streetwise someone who is streetwise has had enough experience of life in big cities to know how to deal with difficult or dangerous people and situations: · Kids these days are much more streetwise than we ever were at their age.· Copeland is a streetwise cop who knows how to take care of himself. ► worldly having a lot of experience and knowledge about life and the practical rather than the moral reasons for people's actions: · For a priest he was surprisingly worldly.· She was much older and more worldly than I was. ► hardened : hardened criminal/cynic etc someone who has had a lot of experience dealing with difficult situations and is therefore less affected by them: · Even the most hardened criminal would have been shocked by the brutality of the crime.· Hardened foes of abortion are unlikely to be persuaded by her arguments. ► hard-bitten someone who is hard-bitten has developed a hard, unsympathetic character because their experience of life has been difficult and unpleasant: · Miss Davies is not really the tough, hard-bitten businesswoman that she appears to be.· Jensen's experience in prison left him hard-bitten, cynical, and ruthless. the things that someone owns► property things someone owns, especially large expensive things such as houses, land, or cars: · Some of the stolen property was discovered in an empty warehouse.school/church/army etc property: · The boys have been charged with damaging school property.private property: · Many state documents were considered as the officer's private property. ► possessions all the things that a person owns, which they keep in their home or carry with them: · They lost all their possessions in the floods.personal possessions: · Prisoners are allowed no personal possessions such as photographs of their families.somebody's most treasured/cherished/prized possessions: · One of my most treasured possessions is a small book of prayers. ► things spoken also stuff spoken informal things such as clothes, records, books, furniture etc that you own: somebody's things/stuff: · She always leaves her things all over the floor.· I don't how know I'm going to fit all my stuff into the new apartment. ► belongings things you own such as clothes, equipment, bags etc, especially things you take with you when you are travelling somewhere: · They packed all their belongings into the car and left the city that night.personal belongings: · It doesn't cost much to insure your personal belongings. ► assets property that a person or a company owns and which they would be able to sell if they needed money - used especially in legal or business contexts: · The company has mining assets worth 8 billion Rand.freeze somebody's assets (=not allow them to sell them): · The government announced that it had frozen the assets of three senior bank officials. ► worldly goods all the things that you own - use this especially as a joke when you do not own much: · Two old chairs, a broken jug, and half a candle: these were all his worldly goods.· All her worldly goods were contained in four cardboard boxes. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► somebody’s worldly goods (=all the things that someone owns)· All his worldly goods fit in four packing cases. ► somebody's worldly possessions literary (=everything they own)· Over his shoulder hung a bag which contained all his worldly possessions. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► more · These sceptical, cautious and cloistered arrangements constitute the distinctive institutions of science which separate it from other more worldly activities.· As it usually does to men, war made Stewart much more worldly.· The more worldly among his guests know that too.· She was more worldly than we, I thought, and it was true she looked like Kip.· I suppose I was more worldly. NOUN► goods · My worldly goods, my total possessions.· He loses all his worldly goods because a law suit is not decided in his favor.· But he bought no worldly goods.· Why, of course you must leave all your worldly goods to him.· We generally promise each other all our worldly goods. ► possession · They tear our houses down, burn up our worldly possessions, and sometimes even kill us.· A great number of emigres arrived daily from the mainland, left homeless and often destitute of all worldly possessions.· Returned that same evening to Brigade Headquarters to collect my rucksack containing all my worldly possessions and, of course, the bagpipes. ► success · There is nothing like worldly success on the part of one academic to make all the others hate him or her.· But Jacob was promised neither worldly success nor material security, for the ladder was only the part of the dream.· Our Church often measures things in terms of worldly success, and not in terms of the humility of weakness and failure.· It is an excellent debut, crisply written and full of dark observations on the fragility of worldly success. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► worldly goods/possessions A great number of emigres arrived daily from the mainland, left homeless and often destitute of all worldly possessions. But he bought no worldly goods. He loses all his worldly goods because a law suit is not decided in his favor. My worldly goods, my total possessions. Returned that same evening to Brigade Headquarters to collect my rucksack containing all my worldly possessions and, of course, the bagpipes. They tear our houses down, burn up our worldly possessions, and sometimes even kill us. We generally promise each other all our worldly goods. Why, of course you must leave all your worldly goods to him. Word family WORD FAMILYnounworldunderworldworldlinessadjectiveworldworldly ≠ unworldlyworldwideadverbworldwide 1worldly goods/possessions literary everything you own2relating to ordinary life rather than spiritual or religious ideas SYN mundane: He seemed very calm and far removed from worldly concerns.3having a lot of experience and knowledge about people and life OPP unworldly—worldliness noun [uncountable]
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