worldly

worldly

形容词

1.世俗的；尘世的

Definition: 关注世俗事务和物质利益的；与现实世界或尘世有关的。

Example:

1. He was always interested in worldly matters.
2. 他总是对世俗事务感兴趣。

2.世故的；老练的

Definition: 表示富有经验、机智、圆滑的；精明世故的。

Examples:

1. She is a worldly woman who knows how to handle difficult situations.
2. 她是一个世故的女人，懂得如何处理困难的情况。
3. He has a worldly wisdom beyond his years.
4. 他拥有超过他年龄的世故智慧。

名词

1.世俗的事物；物质享受

Definition: 指与世俗生活、物质享受有关的事物。

Example:

1. She was tired of the worldliness and longed for a simpler life.
2. 她厌倦了世俗的生活，渴望过简单的生活。

词语辨析

worldly vs. spiritual

两者都是形容词，表示不同的关注点和价值观。worldly强调与世俗事务和物质利益有关，而spiritual则强调与灵性、宗教或超越物质世界的事物有关。

Example:

1. He was torn between his worldly ambitions and his spiritual beliefs.
2. 他在世俗的抱负和精神信仰之间左右为难。

词汇扩充

1. worldliness (名词)：世俗；世故

2. worldly-wise (形容词)：世故老练的；精明的

3. worldliness (名词)：世俗性；物质主义

近义词

secular, materialistic, mundane

反义词

spiritual, otherworldly, heavenly

柯林斯词典

形容词

1. If you describe someone as worldly, you mean that they seem to be interested only in material things and that they are not spiritual.

2. Worldly people are interested in ordinary human activities rather than spiritual ones.

名词

1. Worldliness is an interest in ordinary human activities rather than spiritual ones.

牛津词典

形容词

1. Experienced and sophisticated.

2. Relating to human concerns and the present life as opposed to spiritual or eternal matters.

名词

1. Materialistic or mundane attitudes or behavior.

用法

1. 在形容词意义上，"worldly"可以用来形容人，表示他们关注世俗事务、物质利益，或者具有世故、老练的特点。

2. 在名词意义上，"worldly"指的是与世俗生活、物质享受有关的事物。

例句

1. He was always interested in worldly matters.
2. 他总是对世俗事务感兴趣。
3. She is a worldly woman who knows how to handle difficult situations.
4. 她是一个世故的女人，懂得如何处理困难的情况。
5. He has a worldly wisdom beyond his years.
6. 他拥有超过他年龄的世故智慧。
7. She was tired of the worldliness and longed for a simpler life.
8. 她厌倦了世俗的生活，渴望过简单的生活。
9. He was torn between his worldly ambitions and his spiritual beliefs.
10. 他在世俗的抱负和精神信仰之间左右为难。