tightfistedness
tightfistedness — 名詞
1. the quality of strongly disliking to spend or give away money, even when you can
吝嗇；小氣
極不願花錢或給錢的性格
the quality of strongly disliking to spend or give away money, even when you can easily afford to.
Eric's tightfistedness meant the office party had only stale crackers and warm tap water.
Eric 的吝嗇，使得辦公室派對上只有不新鮮的餅乾和溫的自來水。
abstract noun naming a person's quality
The landlord's tightfistedness left the old building with broken lifts and cold radiators all winter.
房東的小氣，讓這棟老舊建築整個冬天電梯都壞著、暖氣也是冷的。
possessive + tightfistedness as cause of a result
Years of tightfistedness had made Hana count every coin before buying even a loaf of bread.
多年的吝嗇，讓 Hana 連買一條麵包都要先數清楚每一個銅板。
uncountable: no article, no plural
Such tightfistedness surprised the staff, since the company had just reported record profits.
這種小氣讓員工很意外，因為公司才剛公布創紀錄的獲利。
contrast: stinginess despite plenty of money
Beatriz hid her tightfistedness behind talk of saving for a rainy day.
Beatriz 用「為了存錢以備不時之需」的說法，來掩飾她的吝嗇。
- sheer tightfistedness
- legendary tightfistedness
- stinginess
everyday synonym; equally disapproving but more common
- miserliness
stronger and more literary; suggests an extreme love of hoarding money
- frugality
near-opposite in tone — approving, praising careful and sensible spending
- generosity
freely giving money, time, or help to others
- extravagance
spending far more money than is needed or wise
用法筆記
Almost always uncountable and carries a clear note of disapproval — it frames not spending as a fault, not as sensible thrift. Compare neutral 'frugality', which praises careful spending.
常見錯誤
同根字
- tightfisted形容詞C1