
stingy基本信息
读法:英 ["stɪn(d)ʒɪ] 美 ["stɪndʒi]
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英英释义
Adjective:
"an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds"
"meager fare"
中英词源
stingy 小气的,吝啬的
sting,刺,叮,蜇,-y,形容词后缀。俚语。
- 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.
词态变化
比较级 stingier;
最高级 stingiest;
名词 stinginess;
权威造句
- 1. The West is stingy with aid.
- 西方在援助上有点吝啬。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Don"t be so stingy with the money!
- 用钱不要那样小手小脚!
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》WWw.WENtiYI.CoM
- 3. Don"t be so stingy!
- 不要那么吝啬!
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. Winston was not a stingy man.
- 温斯顿不是个小气之人。
来自辞典例句
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