Stingy



GRE 蓝宝

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj.吝啬的, 小气的
• ［英］ adj. 吝啬的, 小气的 ( not generous or liberal)
• ［类］ miser : stingy / loner : solitary ( 吝啬鬼吝啬 / 孤独者孤独)
• ［记］ sting ( 刺) ＋y;
• ［同］ 参考: stint ( 节省, 吝惜)
• ［例］ be stingy with one's money ( 吝惜钱财)

Webster Collegiate

adjective (stingier; -est)

• Etymology: perhaps from English dialect *stinge, noun, sting; akin to Old English stingan to sting
• Date: 1659
• 1. not generous or liberal ; sparing or scant in using, giving, or spending <stingy with the salt><stingy employee benefits>
• 2. meanly scanty or small <stingy portions of meat>
• ? stingily adverb
• ? stinginess noun
• Synonyms:
  • stingy, close, niggardly, parsimonious, penurious, miserly mean being unwilling or showing unwillingness to share with others. stingy implies a marked lack of generosity <a stingy child, not given to sharing>. close suggests keeping a tight grip on one's money and possessions<folks who are very close when charity calls>. niggardly implies giving or spending the very smallest amount possible<the niggardly amount budgeted for the town library>. parsimonious suggests a frugality so extreme as to lead to stinginess<a parsimonious lifestyle notably lacking in luxuries>. penurious implies niggardliness that gives an appearance of actual poverty<the penurious eccentric bequeathed a fortune>. miserly suggests a sordid avariciousness and a morbid pleasure in hoarding<a miserly couple devoid of social conscience>.

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