stingy是什么意思
- 英式英标[\'stɪndʒi]
- 美式音标[\'stɪn(d)ʒɪ]
中文词源
stingy 小气的，吝啬的
sting,刺，叮，蜇，-y,形容词后缀。俚语。
英文词源
- 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.
实用例句
- 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》
- 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
