柯林斯詞典parsimonious /?pɑ?s??m??n??s/ 1. ADJ Someone who is parsimonious is very unwilling to spend money. 過分吝嗇的[正式] [usu ADJ n] 返回 parsimonious劍橋詞典not willing to spend money or give something 吝嗇小氣的，過度節(jié)儉的 She's too parsimonious to heat the house properly . 她太節(jié)省了，甚至都捨不得給房子供足煖氣。 figurative I think that politicians are often parsimonious with the (= do not tell the complete ) truth . 我認(rèn)爲(wèi)政客們常常不願說出全部事實真相。 返回 parsimonious