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stingy

英 ['stɪn(d)ʒɪ] 美 ['stɪndʒi]

解释

adj. 吝啬的，小气的；有刺的；缺乏的

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中文词源

stingy 小气的，吝啬的

sting,刺，叮，蜇，-y,形容词后缀。俚语。

英文词源

stingy (adj.): "niggardly, penurious, extremely tight-fisted," 1650s, of uncertain origin, perhaps a dialectal alteration of earlier stingy "biting, sharp, stinging" (1610s), from sting (v.). Back-formation stinge "a stingy person" is recorded from 1905. Related: Stingily; stinginess.

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例句和用法

1. The West is stingy with aid.: 西方在援助上有点吝啬。

2. Don't be so stingy with the money!: 用钱不要那样小手小脚!

3. Don't be so stingy!: 不要那么吝啬!

4. After the death of his stingy wife, Edward loosened up a great deal.: 爱德华在他吝啬的妻子死后, 用钱大方多了.

5. Winston was not a stingy man.: 温斯顿不是个小气之人。