parsimony

n. 过度节俭, 吝啬, 惜墨如金

发音

US /ˈpɑɹ.səˌmoʊ.ni/
US
UK /ˈpɑː.sə.mə.ni/

词形变化

parsimonies 复数 parsimonies

别名

parcimony

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily.

    吝啬

    不可数

    Near-synonyms: (usually admirable) frugality, economy, thrift, thriftiness; (excessive degree) tightness, stinginess; (extreme degree) miserliness; see also Thesaurus:frugal, Thesaurus:stingy

  2. 2.

    The quality or characteristic of using the fewest resources or explanations to solve a problem.

    节俭

    不可数 引申义

词汇关系

名词

同义词 10

thrift closeness meanness tightness parsimoniousness minginess niggardliness niggardness penny-pinching tightfistedness

上位词 3

frugality frugalness stinginess

下位词 4

littleness miserliness pettiness smallness

相关短语

parsimony principle law of parsimony [医] 节省律 principle of parsimony 节俭原则

词源

From Middle English parcimonie, from Middle French parsimonie, from Latin parsimōnia (“frugality, sparingness”), from pars-, past participle stem of parcere (“to spare”), + -monia, suffix signifying action, state, or condition.

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