词汇 | miserliness |
释义 | miserliness noun[ U ] disapprovinguk /ˈmaɪ.zəl.i.nəs/ us /ˈmaɪ.zɚ.li.nəs/ a strong wish to have money and not to spend it: 吝啬,守财 Bear in mind that miserliness, cowardice, and greed ruin a person. 记住,吝啬、懦弱和贪婪会毁掉一个人。 They blame the miserliness of their father for using cheap doctors.他们指责他们的父亲吝啬,雇佣了廉价的医生。 See miserly I had an aunt and uncle who were famed throughout the family for their miserliness. The miserliness of the wealthy never ceases to amaze her. A fine line separates careful saving from miserliness. Mean with money begrudge cheapskate cheeseparing chintzy frugal frugally miser miserly money grabber money-grubber money-grubbing parsimonious pinchpenny scrooge skinflint stingily stinginess tight ungenerous ungenerously |
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