sordidness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈsɔː.dɪd.nəs/ us/ˈsɔːr.dɪd.nəs/
(DIRT)
肮脏，卑微
the quality of being dirty and unpleasant
He vividly describes the sordidness of middle-class poverty. 他生动地描述了中产阶级贫穷的卑微。
the sordidness of factory smoke and hovels 工厂烟雾和棚屋的肮脏
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- They looked up and down the river, with its amazing mixture of beauty and almost incredible sordidness.
- "We must have at least one good servant, or the daily sordidness would make you miserable," he said.
- The plans were a response to the dank, crowded sordidness of the Victorian slum.
(IMMORALITY)
不道德，不诚实，卑鄙
the quality of being morally wrong and shocking
They express disgust at their own sordidness. 他们对自己的不道德行为表示厌恶。
the sordidness of the love of cash 爱财如命的卑鄙行为
See: sordid
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- Legalization would take much of the sordidness out of the business.
- the sordidness and corruption of party politics