That word is not English. It's journalese.那个词不是正式英文, 它是新闻文体(中的词).The book's tone is refreshing, although its occasional passages of lazy journalese can be jarring.这本书的语调清新.尽管其中几段对懒惰新闻媒介的描写有点刺耳....
...the meanest fighter in the world.世界上最残忍的斗士...the meanest grant possible from the local council.从地方委员会可能获得的微乎其微的拨款And the meanest is Andy.其实最精的还是安迪.The trees were full of silver - white sunlight and the meanest of them...
他头发凌乱，没刮胡子，脸色苍白。His hair was disheveled, and his face was unshaven and gray.他一看到夏普浸满鲜血的制服，脸色顿时变得煞白。His face blanched as he looked at Sharpe's blood-drenched uniform.安迪的脸色由于失望而变得苍白，也许还掺杂着气愤。Andy's face paled wit...