tightwad
/ˈtaɪtwɒd/ (bre, ipa) · [tˈaɪtwˌɑd] /ˈtaɪtwɑːd/ (ame, ipa) · [tˈaɪtwˌɑd] /ˈtīt-ˌwäd How to pronounce tightwad (audio)/ (ame, mw)
tightwad — 名詞
- tightwadsingular
- tightwadsplural
1. someone who tries very hard to avoid spending money, often to the point of being
吝嗇鬼
極不願花錢的人
someone who tries very hard to avoid spending money, often to the point of being unkind or unfair to others — for example, refusing to pay a fair share of a shared meal or never buying gifts.
Hiro is such a tightwad that he refused to give his own mother a birthday present.
Hiro 吝嗇到連母親的生日禮物都不肯買。
such a tightwad that + clause: result pattern
Darius is too much of a tightwad to split the taxi fare with us.
Darius 小氣得要命，連跟我們分攤計程車費都不肯。
Adina called her landlord a tightwad after he charged extra for using the washing machine.
Adina 罵她的房東是吝嗇鬼，因為他連用洗衣機都要另外收費。
My tightwad uncle still uses a flip phone he bought in 2008.
我那個吝嗇鬼叔叔到現在還在用他 2008 年買的折疊手機。
- stingy
the most common neutral adjective for someone who avoids spending
- penny-pincher
similar level of informality; focuses on small savings
- miser
stronger and more negative; suggests hoarding wealth
- cheap
informal adjective; common in everyday speech
- spendthrift
someone who spends money wastefully
- big spender
informal; someone who spends freely and generously
用法筆記
Informal and mildly critical. Most common in American English. Stronger than 'stingy' but softer than 'miser.' Can be used as a modifier before a noun, as in 'a tightwad boss.'