| 单词 | parsimony |
| 释义 | parsimony (once / 4306 pages) n Parsimony is a noun to use when you are watching your money very carefully. So you're not just saving your pennies for a rainy day — you're clipping coupons, re-using dryer sheets, and refusing to pay full price for anything. It's not a bad thing to engage in a little parsimony. Related to an ancient Latin word meaning "to spare," parsimony keeps your checking account in the black and your retirement plan well funded. But get a little too parsimonious and you might start to look like Uncle Scrooge — an old miser who learned the hard way that practicing extreme parsimony doesn't win you love and admiration. WORD FAMILYparsimony: parsimonies, parsimonious+/parsimonious: parsimoniously, parsimoniousness USAGE EXAMPLESShe looks forward only to “a life of polishing pews and arranging flowers, of prudence and parsimony.” Washington Post(Dec 05, 2016) Perhaps parsimony is what ultimately unites the world. Economist(Sep 14, 2016) Perhaps parsimony is what ultimately unites the world. Economist(Sep 15, 2016) 1n extreme stinginess Syn|Hypo|Hyper closeness, meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimoniousness, tightfistedness, tightness littleness, pettiness, smallness lack of generosity in trifling matters miserlinesstotal lack of generosity with money stinginess a lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with money 2n extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily Syn|Hyper parsimoniousness, penny-pinching, thrift frugality, frugalness prudence in avoiding waste |
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