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单词 parsimony
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
par•si•mo•ny /ˈpɑrsəˌmoʊni/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. great or extreme unwillingness to spend money;
    frugality;
    stinginess.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
par•si•mo•ny  (pärsə mō′nē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. extreme or excessive economy or frugality;
    stinginess;
    niggardliness.
  • Latin parsimōnia, parcimōnia frugality, thrift, equivalent. to parsi- (combining form of parsus, past participle of parcere to economize) or parci- (combining form of parcus sparing) + -mōnia -mony
  • late Middle English parcimony 1400–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
parsimony /ˈpɑːsɪmənɪ/ n
  1. extreme care or reluctance in spending; frugality; niggardliness
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin parcimōnia, from parcere to spare

parsimonious /ˌpɑːsɪˈməʊnɪəs/ adj ˌparsiˈmoniously adv
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