parsimony

[美]/ˈpɑːsɪməni/
[英]/ˈpɑːrsɪmoʊni/
词频: 极高

释义

n. 异常节俭、吝啬、小气
词形变化

例句

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

有个经典例子出自以吝啬著称的喜剧演员杰克·班尼。

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

当涉及花钱时,她以吝啬著称。

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

公司的成功归功于在资源分配上的节俭。

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

他的吝啬在于他总是寻找折扣和优惠。

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

政府在社会福利项目上的吝啬受到了许多人的批评。

Her parsimony with compliments made her seem unappreciative.

她对赞美的吝啬让她显得不懂感激。

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

这位商人以吝啬著称,无论走到哪里都有人知晓。

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

公司的吝啬文化帮助它度过了财务低谷。

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

他的吝啬延伸到了他的个人生活,他很少奢侈。

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

项目中资源的吝啬导致了延误和低效。

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

尽管他很富有,但他的吝啬在朋友和家人中广为人知。

原声例句

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

资本因吝啬而增加,因挥霍和不当行为而减少。

来源: The Wealth of Nations (Part Two)

He carried economy of motion even to parsimony.

他的动作十分节约, 甚至达到了简约的程度。

来源: The Journey to the Heart of the Earth

Phylogenetic trees are constructed using the principle of parsimony.

系统发育树是使用简约原则构建的。

来源: University of Alberta - Dinosaur Paleontology

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

导致积累的节俭在共和政体中几乎和在君主政体中一样罕见。

来源: The Wealth of Nations (Part Five)

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

独立于这种必要性, 在这种情况下, 他自然倾向于积累所需的吝啬。

来源: The Wealth of Nations (Part Three)

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

“是的,”我说,“你能摆脱压迫的吝啬是多么幸福啊”!

来源: 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.

他以令人恼火的吝啬取下箱子,打开它们,把七十二块金砖一块一块地放在桌子上。

来源: 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?

这不是把他的钱从一个保险箱放到另一个保险箱里,好像在训练他的女继承人的吝啬吗?

来源: 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.

高利润率似乎无处不在破坏了在其他情况下商人天生的节俭本性。

来源: 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.

他停下来,以一种充满正义感的节俭来分配仆人刚送进来的一盘培根和土豆。

来源: Women’s Paradise (Part 1)

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