niggardly
美音:[´nıgədlı
]
英音:[´nıgədlı
]
adj.吝啬的,小气的
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niggardly为短语/超纲词汇
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名词:niggardliness
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economical frugal niggardly thrifty spare parsimonious tightparsimonious penurious stingy miserly mean shabby tight-fisted niggardly grudging mercenary venal covetous
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niggardly
adj
1 mean; stingy 小气的; 吝啬的
*a niggardly old miser 吝啬的守财奴.
2 (of a gift, etc) having little value （指礼物等）无价值的, 小气的
*a niggardly contribution to the fund 小气的捐助.
1 mean; stingy 小气的; 吝啬的
*a niggardly old miser 吝啬的守财奴.
2 (of a gift, etc) having little value （指礼物等）无价值的, 小气的
*a niggardly contribution to the fund 小气的捐助.
niggardly
adj old-fashioned
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: niggard 'ungenerous person' (14-21 centuries), probably from a Scandinavian language]
a niggardly gift, amount, salary etc is much too small and is given unwillingly
niggardly wages
a niggardly 2% increase
unwilling to spend money or be generous
= stingy
a niggardly person
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: niggard 'ungenerous person' (14-21 centuries), probably from a Scandinavian language]
a niggardly gift, amount, salary etc is much too small and is given unwillingly
niggardly wages
a niggardly 2% increase
unwilling to spend money or be generous
= stingy
a niggardly person
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