worldling

• 名词，指深深卷入世俗事务、利益和享乐的人，即注重物质世界而非精神世界的人；也可泛指地球上的居民、世人。

A noun referring to a person who is deeply involved in or preoccupied with the affairs, interests, and pleasures of the material world, or simply an inhabitant of the earth.

1. Person absorbed in worldly mattersC2formal

   A person who is primarily concerned with the material interests, pleasures, and affairs of the present world, rather than spiritual or eternal matters.

   世俗之人

   • The monk warned the young man not to become a worldling obsessed with wealth.
   • In his youth, he was a worldling, caring only for parties and possessions.
   • The novel contrasts the life of a worldling with that of a devoted scholar.

   同义词epicureanhedonistmaterialistsecularistsensualistsybarite

   反义词asceticmysticspiritualist

2. Inhabitant of the EarthC2formal

   A person who lives on the planet Earth; a mortal human being.

   地球人

   • The alien observed the strange customs of the worldlings.
   • Every worldling shares the same fundamental needs for food and shelter.
   • The poet wrote of the fleeting joys of a simple worldling.

   同义词earthlingmortaltellurianterrestrial