worldly

US [ˈwɜrldli]
UK [ˈwɜː(r)ldli]
  • adj.尘世的；世俗的；世事的；生活经验丰富的
  • Web世间的；老于世故的；世上的
Comparative Degree：worldlier  Superlative：worldliest  

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worldly
adj.
1.
[obn]
尘世的；世俗的；世事的connected with the world in which we live rather than with spiritual things
worldly success
世俗的成就
your worldly goods(= the things that you own)
你个人的物品
2.
生活经验丰富的；老成持重的；世故的having a lot of experience of life and therefore not easily shocked
At 15, he was more worldly than his older cousins who lived in the country.
他 15 岁时就比他那些居住在乡村的表兄们懂人情世故了。

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AllAll,尘世的尘世的,世俗的世俗的,世事的世事的,生活经验丰富的生活经验丰富的,世间的世间的,老于世故的老于世故的,世上的世上的
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1.
And the thing is, we don't have to hunker down in the dark and forsake our worldly pleasures to be sustainable.
事情是，我们不必躲在黑暗中，就为了能够“持续发展”的口头快感。
shì qíng shì , wǒ men bú bì duǒ zài hēi àn zhōng , jiù wèi le néng gòu " chí xù fā zhǎn " de kǒu tóu kuài gǎn 。
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2.
The cynic believed that fulfillment in life was to be obtained by the total abstinence from all worldly pleasures.
讽世者相信，履行在生活中将由总节欲获得从所有世间的乐趣。
fěng shì zhě xiāng xìn , lǚ xíng zài shēng huó zhōng jiàng yóu zǒng jiē yù huò děi cóng suǒ yǒu shì jiān de lè qù 。
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3.
A desire in the cockles of the heart is to be aloof from worldly din and taste classicality and romantics.
内心深处，曾有一种向往，远离尘埃的喧嚣，品位着经典与浪漫。
nèi xīn shēn chù , céng yǒu yī zhǒng xiàng wǎng , yuǎn lí chén āi de xuān xiāo , pǐn wèi zhe jīng diǎn yǔ làng màn 。
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4.
All her life, Marie had demonstrated the truth of this simple principle: happiness will not come from worldly possessions or fortune.
玛利的整个一生表明了这样一个简单原则的真谛：幸福不是来源于尘世的财产或财富；
mǎ lì de zhěng gè yì shēng biǎo míng le zhè yàng yī gè jiǎn dān yuán zé de zhēn dì : xìng fú bú shì lái yuán yú chén shì de cái chǎn huò cái fù ;
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5.
He felt disdain for worldly pleasures and was totally guileless , like a child. But he had a violent temper.
他轻蔑世间的欢乐，像孩子一样地坦率，但脾气暴躁。
tā qīng miè shì jiān de huān lè , xiàng hái zi yí yàng de tǎn shuài , dàn pí qi bào zào 。
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6.
A seeming ignorance is often a most necessary part of worldly knowledge.
表面上无知常常是世俗知识中非常必要的一部分。
biǎo miàn shàng wú zhī cháng cháng shì shì sú zhī shi zhōng fēi cháng bì yào de yí bù fen 。
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7.
Their hearts are like stone. They just palter on the worldly affairs, never being moved and never trying to do something great.
这种人心如顽石，对世俗的事只是随便应付，绝对不起心动念，更不想有任何作为。
zhè zhǒng rén xīn rú wán shí , duì shì sú de shì zhǐ shì suí biàn yìng fù , jué duì bu qǐ xīn dòng niàn , gèng bù xiǎng yǒu rèn hé zuò wéi 。
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8.
She did write repeatedly that the weak, worldly, vacillating ones would be shaken out, leaving a pure people to finish the work.
她确实再三写道，软弱的、世俗化的、犹豫不定的人将要被揺出去，留下一班洁净的子民完成这项工作。
tā què shí zài sān xiě dào , ruǎn ruò de 、 shì sú huà de 、 yóu yù bú dìng de rén jiāng yào bèi yáo chū qù , liú xià yī bān jié jìng de zǐ mín wán chéng zhè xiàng gōng zuò 。
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Because after a year of all this worldly mess, He knew we needed at least a few weeks, where we would try our best to be like Him.
因为上帝了解我们在这样的一年的世俗混乱之后，至少需要一些休息时间。如此，我们才能够尽力地向上帝靠拢。
yīn wèi shàng dì liǎo jiě wǒ men zài zhè yàng de yī nián de shì sú hùn luàn zhī hòu , zhì shǎo xū yào yì xiē xiū xi shí jiān 。 rú cǐ , wǒ men cái néng gòu jìn lì de xiàng shàng dì kào lǒng 。
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10.
she had not the habit of taking injudicious risks in any market, worldly or other.
别管是在人世还是去阴间，她的习惯是在所有场合都不轻举妄动。
bié guǎn shì zài rén shì hái shì qù yīn jiān , tā de xí guàn shì zài suǒ yǒu chǎng hé dōu bù qīng jǔ wàng dòng 。
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