inwardness

英['ɪnwədnəs] 美['ɪnwərdnəs]
  • n. 内质;本性;实质;亲密;熟悉
  • inwall n.内壁
  • inward adj.内部的;内心的;向内的;亲密的adv.向内n.内部;内在
  • inwardly adv.在内心里;向内地;在内部
  • inwards adv.向内地=inward.
Noun:
  1. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience;

    "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"
    "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"
    "the nub of the story"

  2. preoccupation especially with one's attitudes and ethical or ideological values;

    "the sensitiveness of James's characters, their seeming inwardness"
    "inwardness is what an Englishman quite simply has, painlessly, as a birthright"

  3. the quality or state of being inward or internal;

    "the inwardness of the body's organs"

  4. preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature (especially ethical or ideological values);

    "Socrates' inwardness, integrity, and inquisitiveness"

1. Here, we may think, is the typical Boston inwardness.
我们可能认为这是波士顿人的本性.

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2. Inwardness is what an Englishman quite simply has, painlessly, as a birthright.
内省是英国人与生俱来,不用费力培养就拥有的特质.

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