miserly
英['ma?z?l?]
美
- adj. 吝嗇的；貪婪的
中文詞源
miserly 吝嗇的，小氣的
來自miser,吝嗇鬼，守財(cái)奴。
英文詞源
- miserly (adj.)
- 1590s, from miser + -ly (1). Related: Miserliness.
雙語例句
- 1. A miserly father makes a prodigal son.
- 老子守財(cái)奴,兒子敗家子.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. Being a student today with miserly grants and limited career prospects is difficult.
- 現(xiàn)今，做一名補(bǔ)助金少得可憐、職業(yè)前景渺茫的學(xué)生非常不容易。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He is miserly with both his time and his money.
- 他對時(shí)間和金錢都很吝嗇。
來自辭典例句
- 4. Now, my uncle seemed so miserly that I was struck dumb by this sudden generosity.
- 原來似乎是非常小氣的伯伯竟突然間慷慨起來,這倒一下子把我弄得目瞪口呆.
來自辭典例句
- 5. Sim did a phenomenal job presenting the heartless, miserly, self - centered Scrooge.
- 他成功地演繹了這個(gè)無情 、 吝嗇 、 自我 中心的主人翁.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)