meanness

They gave him a dig about his meanness.

他们在挖苦他吝啬。

Whatever faults he may have, meanness is not one of them.

不管他有什缺点, 可他没有吝啬这一缺点。

He is above meanness and deceit.

他不至于搞卑鄙和欺骗行为。

Any nobleness begins at once to refine a man's features, any meanness or sensuality to imbrute them.

任何崇高的品质，一开始就使一个人的形态有所改善，任何卑俗或淫欲立刻使他变。