adv. 卑鄙地;刻薄地;吝啬地;低劣地。常用来形容某人做事不厚道、不慷慨,或行为显得小气、可鄙。
/ˈmiːnli/
He spoke meanly to his younger brother.
他刻薄地对弟弟说话。
She acted meanly when she refused to help, even though it would have cost her nothing.
她拒绝帮忙,尽管这对她毫无损失,这样做显得很小气。
由形容词 mean 加副词后缀 -ly 构成。mean 源自古英语,与“普通的、低下的”有关,后来发展出“卑鄙的、吝啬的、刻薄的”等含义;**-ly** 表示“以某种方式”。