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stin·gy AHD[stĭnʹjē] D.J.[ˈstɪndʒiː]K.K.[ˈstɪndʒi]adj.（形容词）stin.gi.er, stin.gi.est - Giving or spending reluctantly.吝啬的：非常不情愿地给予或花费的
- Scanty or meager:不足的，太少的：a stingy meal; stingy with details about the past.太少的饭；有关过去的细节很少
- Perhaps alteration of dialectal stingy [stinging] 可能为 方言 stingy的变化 [痛的]
- from sting 源自 sting
stinʹgily adv.（副词）stinʹginess n.（名词）stingy, close, close-fisted, niggardly, penny-pinching, miserly, parsimonious, penurious, tight, tightfisted- These adjectives mean reluctant or marked by reluctance to spend money or part with possessions.这些形容词的意思是不情愿或有些不情愿花钱或舍弃财产。
- Stingy, the most general,implies absence of generosity and often an inclination toward meanness of spirit: Stingy 意义最广，指不慷慨并常表示性格吝啬的倾向： She practices economy without being stingy.她奉行一种的不吝啬的节俭方式。
- Close andclose-fisted imply both stinginess and exceeding caution: Close 和close-fisted 意味着吝啬和过分小心： Poverty has taught them to be close with their money.贫穷教会他们要谨慎花钱。The old peasant was an avaricious and close-fisted fellow.那个老农是个贪婪而又吝啬的家伙。
- Niggardly implies a tendency to be grudging and petty: Niggardly 指具有吝啬和小气的倾向： Don't be niggardly;you can afford to share your good fortune.别小气，你能过得起好日子。
- Penny-pinching heightens the implications ofniggardly and sometimes suggests foolish economy: Penny-pinching 加强了niqqardly 的意思并有时指愚蠢的节省： Penny-pinching landlords stinted their tenants on heat and hot water.小气的房东在房客的取暖和热水供应上进行克扣。
- Miserly implies greed and the hoarding of wealth for its own sake: Miserly 意味着贪婪并仅仅为了自己的利益囤积财富： "He was a miserly wretch who grudged us food to eat, and clothes to wear" (Charles Dickens).“他是个吝啬的坏蛋，他克扣我们的伙食和穿衣” （查尔斯·狄）。
- Parsimonious emphasizes excessive frugality: Parsimonious 强调过分的节俭： The appropriations committee, suddenly and ill-advisedly parsimonious, cut funds for assistance to the disadvantaged.拨款委员会突然地和不明智地节俭地裁减对生活水平低的人的援助。
- Penurious implies ungenerous or petty unwillingness to spend money,usually to an extreme degree: Penurious 指不慷慨或小气地不情愿花钱，常达到极点： "He lived in the most penurious manner, and denied himself every indulgence" (William Godwin).“他以最简朴的方式生活着，抵制一切奢侈” （威廉·葛德文）。
- Tight andtightfisted suggest not only niggardliness but also a close and vigilant control over one's funds and possessions: Tight 和tightfisted 指不仅吝啬而且对某人资金和财产严密并谨慎地控制： tight with the family, generous to others;对家庭开支谨慎而对他人慷慨；"too tightfisted to spend a few dollars" (Sinclair Lewis).“小气得连几美元也舍不得花” （辛克莱尔·路易斯）
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