| 单词 | unsociability |
| 例句 | Should we think of headphones, then, as just another emblem of catastrophic social decline, a tool that edges us even deeper into narcissism, solipsism, vast unsociability? Headphones Everywhere 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z So it happened that, whilst Rhys and the rest were making merry, William was half the time lost in thought, and one or other rallied him on his unsociability, as they considered it. The Making of William Edwards or The Story of the Bridge of Beauty 2011-12-07T03:00:17.867Z His manner had lost its rough unsociability; he talked to her readily. The Stronger Influence 2011-12-02T03:00:23.630Z The latter was partly from the natural unsociability of his disposition, and partly from pride of position. The Way of the Strong 2011-04-07T02:00:21.387Z Catty Broon had thus obtained a reputation for unsociability which she by no means deserved, but to which, it must be owned, she was totally indifferent. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:16.820Z Many of Thoreau’s admirers—including Mr. Page and Mr. Salt—defend him stoutly against the charge of unsociability, and they see in this feeling for the brute creation an illustration of his warm humanitarianism. The Vagabond in Literature Andrey has not yet rid himself of his rustic unsociability; however, he is beginning to become civilized, and is receiving city culture. Contemporary Russian Novelists He rarely went to see his sister, not from any antipathy, but from the unsociability and crustiness of his disposition. The Grandee He seemed, in some awkward way, to be trying to atone for his former unsociability. The Moving Finger But then it is no longer mere imperfection in general, it is not even immorality, properly speaking; it is merely unsociability, well or badly understood, which laughter corrects. Introduction to the Science of Sociology Reproaches, open and secret, of ingratitude, unsociability: Except for 'fit men' in all kinds, hard to say for whom Abbot Samson had much favour. Past and Present Thomas Carlyle's Collected Works, Vol. XIII. His unworldliness was free from indifference and unsociability, his dignity from pride and presumption, his affability from undue familiarity, his self-denial from moroseness, his temperance from austerity. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy This would certainly solve part of my financial problem, but I was hungry and unreasonably more irritated by her refusal of food than her unsociability. Greener Than You Think Notwithstanding her former reputation for unsociability, Janie, at the end of three days, had completely lost her heart to this wayward, impulsive daughter of Erin. The New Girl at St. Chad's A Story of School Life More precisely, it is a special unsociability, one which escapes all other penalties, which it is the function of laughter to reach. Introduction to the Science of Sociology But we will not admit that our modern artistic claim to absolute originality is really a claim to absolute unsociability; a claim to absolute loneliness. Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens To crave solitude is thus not a sign of man's unsociability, but a sign merely that sociability, like any other human tendency, becomes annoying, if too long or too strenuously indulged. Human Traits and their Social Significance The thing was not impossible, but its difficulty served as too good an excuse for Dr Burton's increasing unsociability. The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author They tell anecdotes of his lack of cordiality, of his unsociability, and so on. Immortal Memories But as scarcely any one seemed afflicted on his account, even his unsociability failed to make Samuel Shuckleford’s majority party anything but a brilliant success. Reginald Cruden A Tale of City Life The April dusk began to gather and the unsociability of her behaviour, especially if she were still rumbling round the Park, became absurd. The Tragic Muse For her unsociability, I think, Miss Perry’s evil influence was partly to blame. Six to Sixteen A Story for Girls Seth was suddenly engrossed with the fear that Celia, seeing the girl come out of the Nowhere, as she had come upon him, might be frightened into the ungraciousness of unsociability. The Way of the Wind Nanaue had one good quality that seemed to redeem his apparent unsociability; he was almost always to be seen working in his mother’s taro or potato patch when not fishing or bathing. Hawaiian Folk Tales A Collection of Native Legends There were not many of them, and the contagion of unsociability had taken possession of the house. The Sport of the Gods Her discontent somewhat relieved by expression, she became ashamed of her unsociability, and Major Fane's next topic was not uncongenial. Bluebell A Novel He cons over that passport of his unsociability, words of J.B. Plum Pudding Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned The Abbot's Ways Reproaches, open and secret, of ingratitude, unsociability; Except for 'fit men' in all kinds, hard to say for whom Abbot Samson had much favour. Past and Present We were ushered into a house, all cleanliness and comfort, all order, silence, and unsociability. A Narrative of a Nine Months' Residence in New Zealand in 1827 They express Michelangelo's irritation at being always twitted with unsociability and eccentricity. The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti It was scarcely a companionship, but a coexistence in unsociability. New Arabian Nights This is a truly savage god, made for a stupid, cruel, and immoral people; he is always furious, breathes nothing but vengeance, commands carnage, theft, and unsociability. Good Sense By circumstance he has been schooled into a state of guarded unsociability. The Sowers He seemed to lose his old-time unsociability, and went right in with the jolly crowd that composed the stanch following of Dean Ritchie. The Boys of Bellwood School He was of a shy and gentle nature, and his sedentary occupation had simply let the habit of solitude and unsociability form a shell about him. The Queen of Sheba & My Cousin the Colonel But the accusation of unsociability does not apply to Perry, whose doors are open day and night, and whose welcome is always perfectly sincere. From a College Window Rigidity, automatism, absent-mindedness and unsociability are all inextricably entwined; and all serve as ingredients to the making up of the comic in character. Laughter : an Essay on the Meaning of the Comic It usually delayed Reddy's work, but as he cared little for the companionship of his fellows, it enabled him, without a show of unsociability, to seclude himself in the dining-room. A Protegee of Jack Hamlin's and Other Stories It was however permitted me, through felicitous circumstances, to become acquainted with the probable explanation of her unsociability. By Shore and Sedge And if we look at the matter closely, we see that inattention is here equivalent to what we have called unsociability. Laughter : an Essay on the Meaning of the Comic |
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