parsimonious

英 [ˌpɑːsɪˈməʊniəs]

美 [ˌpɑːrsɪˈmoʊniəs]

adj.  悭吝的; 吝啬的; 小气的

BNC.33566 / COCA.26783

牛津词典

adj.

• 悭吝的；吝啬的；小气的
  extremely unwilling to spend money

柯林斯词典

• 小气的；吝啬的
  Someone who isparsimoniousis very unwilling to spend money.

英英释义

adj

• excessively unwilling to spend
  1. parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses
  2. lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence
  Synonym:penurious

双语例句

• Finally, it's worth noting that ideographic scripts like Chinese and Japanese tend to be parsimonious with characters compared to alphabetic scripts like Latin and Cyrillic.
  最后，值得一提的是中文和日文这类象形文字，与Latin、Cyrillic这类字母文字相比，用字往往更少。
• Parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses; lived in a most penurious manner& denying himself every indulgence.
  少数慷慨的推动缓解了吝啬、节俭；以最节俭的方式生活&不让自己有任何放纵的行为。
• The Parsimonious Covering Theory and the Causal Network Model is first applied to the multiple-fault diagnosis of an avionic system. And the multiple-fault diagnosis technique of an avionic system based on Causal Network is researched.
  本文首次将简约覆盖理论和因果网络模型应用到航电系统的多故障诊断中，探讨基于因果网络模型的航电系统多故障诊断技术。
• My dad's always a bit parsimonious with the gin!
  我老爸对那杜松子酒总是有点吝啬！
• China is parsimonious with foreign ownership of A-shares, ruling out the option of swapping hard-currency shares for renminbi-denominated stock.
  中国对外资持有a股颇为吝啬，因此排除了用硬通货计价股票交换人民币计价股票的选择。
• At home he was churlish, parsimonious and cruel to his daughter.
  在家里他对他那些女儿粗暴无礼且残忍。
• This is a shame because the basic conceit of the book is parsimonious and clever.
  这点真是可惜，因为这本书本身的基本想法还是比较节制和巧妙的。
• A Model of Fault Diagnosis for Communication Equipment Based on the Parsimonious Covering Set Theory
  基于节约覆盖集理论的通信设备故障诊断模型
• In the longer term, making China less parsimonious and the US less voracious means re-engineering both economies.
  从长期看，让中国变得不那么吝啬，美国不那么贪婪，意味着两个经济体都要接受改造。
• I do not like these parsimonious mean spirited person.
  我不喜欢那些又吝啬又小气的人。