niggardly是什么意思_niggardly怎么读_中英文释义(含例句用法)

niggardly (adj.): 1560s, from niggard + -ly (1).
It was while giving a speech in Washington, to a very international audience, about the British theft of the Elgin marbles from the Parthenon. I described the attitude of the current British authorities as "niggardly." Nobody said anything, but I privately resolved -- having felt the word hanging in the air a bit -- to say "parsimonious" from then on. [Christopher Hitchens, "The Pernicious Effects of Banning Words," Slate.com, Dec. 4, 2006]
As an adverb from 1520s. Related: Niggardliness.

词态变化

1. Forced by hunger, he worked for the most niggardly pay.: 为饥饿所迫, 他为极少的工资而工作.

3. Officials say the EU, which is supposed to provide most of the food needs, is being particularly niggardly.: 官员们说应该提供所需的大部分食品的欧盟现在特别小气。

4. She was not niggardly in praising " Maoism " and Mao.: 在赞扬 “ 毛主义 ” 和毛泽东方面,她是不惜笔墨的.

stingy 吝啬的

miserly 吝啬的

cheap 便宜的

meanly 谦卑地

parsimoniously 过于节俭地

grudgingly 吝惜地

stingily 刺骨的(刺的...

ungenerous 心胸狭窄的

mean 意思是

meager 贫乏的

miserable 痛苦的

wretched 可怜的

meagre 瘦的

scrimy 肮脏的

grudging 吝惜的

暂无,等待补充.

暂无,等待补充.

暂无,等待补充.