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parsimonious

adj.吝啬的,节俭的

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名词:parsimoniousness 副词:parsimoniously

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parsimonious


/,pɑ:sɪ'məʊnɪəs; ,pɑrsə`monɪəs/
adj (fml 文) very careful in spending money or using resources; mean 吝啬的; 小气的; 非常节俭的
*aparsimonious old man 非常节俭的老头.

parsimonious


adj formal
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: parsimony (15-21 centuries), from Latin parsimonia, from parcere 'to be careful in spending']
extremely unwilling to spend money
>parsimoniouslyadv
>parsimony ['pɑːsɪməni (US) 'pɑːrsɪmouni/