frugal
frugal 英 [ˈfru:gl] 美 [ˈfruɡəl]
adj. 节俭的；花钱少的
名词复数:frugals
- A person who lives simply and economically can be called frugal. Buying clothes at a consignment shop would be considered frugal. Not getting your mom a gift for her birthday — that's just cheap.
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- adj. 节俭的；花钱少的
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1. a frugal existence, a frugal life
俭朴的生活
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2. a frugal lunch of bread and cheese
面包夹奶酪的简单午餐
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3. to live frugally, to eat frugally
生活╱吃饭节俭
- frugal (adj.) "economical in use," 1590s, from Middle French frugal, from Latin frugalis, from undeclined adjective frugi "useful, proper, worthy, honest; temperate, economical," originally dative of frux (plural fruges) "fruit, produce," figuratively "value, result, success," from PIE root *bhrug- "to enjoy," with derivatives referring to agricultural products. Sense evolved in Latin from "useful" to "profitable" to "economical." Related: Frugally.
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