frugal

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a. 节俭的, 朴素的

发音

US /ˈfɹuːɡəl/
AU /ˈfɹuːɡəl/

词形变化

more frugal 比较级 most frugal 最高级

教材释义与例句

形容词

节俭的;朴素的;花钱少的

释义与例句

adj. B2
  1. 1.

    Careful or wise in expenditure; avoiding waste.

    节俭

    frugal advice

  2. 2.

    Obtained by or characterized by frugality.

    frugal fortune; frugal fare

    frugal breakfast

词汇关系

形容词

词源

From Middle French, from Latin frugalis (“virtuous, thrifty”). Displaced native Old English spærhende (literally “spare-handed”).

来源:wiktionary