parsimony

[美國]/ˈpɑːsɪməni/
[英國]/ˈpɑːrsɪmoʊni/
詞頻: 非常高

中文釋義

n. 異常節儉、吝嗇、小氣
Word Forms

例句

A classic example comes from comedian Jack Benny, famous for his parsimony.

有個經典例子出自以吝嗇著稱的喜劇演員傑克·班尼。

She is known for her parsimony when it comes to spending money.

當涉及花錢時,她以吝嗇著稱。

The company's success was due to its parsimony in resource allocation.

公司的成功歸功於在資源分配上的節儉。

His parsimony is evident in the way he always looks for discounts and deals.

他的吝嗇在於他總是尋找折扣和優惠。

The government's parsimony in social welfare programs has been criticized by many.

政府在社會福利項目上的吝嗇受到了許多人的批評。

Her parsimony with compliments made her seem unappreciative.

她對讚美的吝嗇讓她顯得不懂感激。

The businessman's reputation for parsimony preceded him wherever he went.

這位商人以吝嗇著稱,無論走到哪裏都有人知曉。

The company's culture of parsimony helped it weather financial downturns.

公司的吝嗇文化幫助它度過了財務低谷。

His parsimony extended to his personal life, where he rarely indulged in luxuries.

他的吝嗇延伸到了他的個人生活,他很少奢侈。

The parsimony of resources in the project led to delays and inefficiencies.

項目中資源的吝嗇導致了延誤和低效。

Despite his wealth, his parsimony was well-known among his friends and family.

儘管他很富有,但他的吝嗇在朋友和家人中廣爲人知。

原聲例句

Capitals are increased by parsimony, and diminished by prodigality and misconduct.

資本因吝嗇而增加,因揮霍和不當行爲而減少。

來源: The Wealth of Nations (Part Two)

He carried economy of motion even to parsimony.

他的動作十分節約, 甚至達到了簡約的程度。

來源: The Journey to the Heart of the Earth

Phylogenetic trees are constructed using the principle of parsimony.

系統發育樹是使用簡約原則構建的。

來源: University of Alberta - Dinosaur Paleontology

The parsimony which leads to accumulation has become almost as rare in republican as in monarchical governments.

導致積累的節儉在共和政體中幾乎和在君主政體中一樣罕見。

來源: The Wealth of Nations (Part Five)

Independent of this necessity, he is, in such a situation, naturally disposed to the parsimony requisite for accumulation.

獨立於這種必要性, 在這種情況下, 他自然傾向於積累所需的吝嗇。

來源: The Wealth of Nations (Part Three)

" Yes, " said I, " how happy you are to have got out of the parsimony of oppression" !

“是的,”我說,“你能擺脫壓迫的吝嗇是多麼幸福啊”!

來源: News from Wuyou Township (Part 2)

With an exasperating parsimony he took down the chests, opened them, and placedon the table, one by one, seventy-two gold bricks.

他以令人惱火的吝嗇取下箱子,打開它們,把七十二塊金磚一塊一塊地放在桌子上。

來源: One Hundred Years of Solitude

Was it not putting his money from one strong-box to another, and, as it were, training the parsimony of his heiress?

這不是把他的錢從一個保險箱放到另一個保險箱裏,好像在訓練他的女繼承人的吝嗇嗎?

來源: Eugénie Grandet

The high rate of profit seems everywhere to destroy that parsimony which, in other circumstances, is natural to the character of the merchant.

高利潤率似乎無處不在破壞了在其他情況下商人天生的節儉本性。

來源: The Wealth of Nations (Part Four)

He paused in order to apportion with a parsimony full of justice, a dish of bacon and potatoes which the servant had just brought in.

他停下來,以一種充滿正義感的節儉來分配僕人剛送進來的一盤培根和土豆。

來源: Women’s Paradise (Part 1)

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