parsimony
parsimony — 名詞
1. a harshly ungenerous habit of holding back money, materials, or help, even when
吝嗇
不願花錢或使用資源
a harshly ungenerous habit of holding back money, materials, or help, even when more should reasonably be provided.
The committee's parsimony left the youth center without enough chairs.
委員會的吝嗇讓青年中心沒有足夠的椅子。
parsimony + practical shortage
Workers criticized the company's parsimony with safety equipment.
員工批評公司在安全設備上過度節省。
collocation: parsimony with [resource]
Farah mistook careful budgeting for parsimony and upset her business partner.
Farah 把謹慎編預算誤當成吝嗇，惹惱了她的生意夥伴。
The charity director was accused of parsimony after refusing small travel grants.
那位慈善機構主管因拒絕提供小額交通補助而被指責吝嗇。
Because of his parsimony, guests were offered only water at the reception.
由於他的吝嗇，賓客在招待會上只有水可喝。
- stinginess
the everyday noun for unwillingness to spend or give
- miserliness
strongly negative; suggests hoarding money
- meanness
broader; can describe ungenerous behavior, not only money
- generosity
willingness to give money, help, or resources freely
- open-handedness
formal or literary word for generous giving
文法句型
parsimony with [resource]
parsimony towards [person]
accuse someone of parsimony
用法筆記
Usually uncountable and formal. In everyday speech, people usually say 'stinginess' or 'being cheap'. This learner sense is negative; do not use it for the neutral scientific idea of choosing the simplest explanation.
常見錯誤
Do not use 'parsimony' when you mean positive careful spending. Use 'frugality' or 'thrift' for a careful habit that is not being criticized.