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单词 worldliness
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worldliness
noun[U]
uk
/ˈwɜːld.li.nəs/us
/ˈwɝːld.li.nəs/
thequalityof beingpracticaland having a lot ofexperienceoflife:
What helackedin worldliness he made up for inskillandeagerness.
She'swonpracticallyeverycompetitionup to thispoint,thanksto herdancetraining, worldliness, andself-confidence.
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  • Thesekidsdon't have the worldliness of those who canaffordtotravel.
  • The worldliness that shebringsto things would be atremendousasset.
  • Arichworldlinessinhabitshisworkand has made him one of the planet'sleadingcontemporarycomposers.
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(Definition ofworldlinessfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

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These, in turn, are usefully understood as expressing the semantic resonances of ' politeness ', namely, a concern with form, sociability, improvement,worldliness, and gentility.
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Unchecked changes like these would not only signify the youths' susceptibility to the "despotism" of fashion, but would lead toworldlinessand ultimate disownment.
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Innocence here is a kind of totalworldlinessso vast it disallows any space for the subject except to render up these things in words.
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The most dangerous thing in the world is the sin of self-reliance and the stupor ofworldliness.
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He is a man who does not disperse intoworldliness.
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It therefore says members must live open to faith, not trapped byworldliness.
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Some of the first problems began to arise, however, with the increasingworldlinessof the clergy.
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However, his star had risen rapidly in government and court circles, in part due to hisworldliness.
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The ideal is a radical purification from allworldliness.
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Siddharama eschewsworldliness, but his well-meaning acts creates effects which are against his wishes.
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Wonder portrays a slick character trying to impress a woman with hisworldliness.
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Later biographies stress hisworldlinessat this stage.
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But when hisworldlinessis totally destroyed with the dissolution of the ego, there is "nirati", cessation of the mental flux, which implies cessation of all willed efforts.
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