shabbiness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈʃæb.i.nəs/ us/ˈʃæb.i.nəs/
(UNFAIRNESS)
不光彩;不公正;不能容忍的行为
the quality of being without honour, unfair, or unacceptable
We should not ignore the shabbiness and dishonesty of their politics. 我们不应忽视他们在政治上的卑鄙和不诚实。
He is aware of his own moral shabbiness in seeking to save himself by ditching his wife. 他很清楚抛弃妻子来拯救自己的行为在道德上是非常卑鄙的。
See: shabby
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- I don't claim for a second that this kind of shabbiness is unique to this party.
- When a man has got a reputation as a leader he may indulge himself in almost any shabbiness.
- I must protest about the shabbiness of the Court's ruling.