miser

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n. 守财奴, 吝啬鬼, (石油工程上用的)锥钻头

发音

其它 /ˈmaɪzə(ɹ)/
US /ˈmaɪzə(ɹ)/

词形变化

misers 复数 misers

教材释义与例句

名词

守财奴；吝啬鬼；（石油工程上用的）凿井机

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person who hoards money rather than spending it; one who is cheap or extremely parsimonious.

    贬义

    Scrooge was a typical miser: spending nothing he could save, nor enjoying his wealth.

  2. 2.

    A person who is wretched or despicable; a wretch.

    废旧
  3. 3.

    A kind of earth auger, typically large-bored and often hand-operated.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

hoarder

下位词 2

cheapskate tightwad

词源

From Middle English misser, from Late Latin miser (“wretched, unfortunate, unhappy, miserable, sick, ill, bad, worthless, etc.”).

来源：wiktionary