parsimony
parsimony 英 [ˈpɑ:sɪməni] 美 [ˈpɑrsəmoʊni]
n. 吝啬；过度节俭
名词复数:parsimonies
- 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.
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- n. 吝啬；过度节俭
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1. I hope the reader will not fail to count it to my credit that I implicitly believed her, and inwardly deplored the parsimony of the Creator in the matter of my making.
我希望读者不要不把这个算做我的优点，因为我私下相信了她的话，暗暗地悲叹造物者在造我的时候怎会那样吝啬。
- parsimony (n.) early 15c., from Latin parsimonia "sparingness, frugality, thrift," from pars-, past participle stem of parcere "to spare, save, refrain from, use moderately" (which is said to be unrelated to Latin parvus "small," parum "too little") + -monia, suffix signifying action, state, or condition.
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