thrift
/θrɪft/noun
mass noun
1
- the quality of using money and other resources carefully and not wastefully节约, 节俭：
the values of thrift and self-reliance.
节俭和自力更生的价值观念。
1.1
- count noun US another term for SAVINGS AND LOAN.〈美〉同SAVINGS AND LOAN.
2
- a European plant which forms low-growing tufts of slender leaves with rounded pink flower heads, growing chiefly on sea cliffs and mountains海石竹。亦称SEA PINK.
2.1
- Armeria maritima, family Plumbaginaceae.拉丁名Armeria maritima,白花丹科。
词源
Middle English （in the sense 'prosperity， acquired wealth， success'）： from Old Norse， from thrífa 'grasp， get hold of'. Compare with THRIVE.