niggardly
英 ['n?g?dl?]
美['n?ɡ?dli]
- adj. 小氣的；很少量的
- adv. 小氣地；很少量地
暢通詞匯
中文詞源
niggardly 吝嗇的，小氣的
詞源不詳，可能來自挪威方言nigla,忙于瑣事的，詞源同niggle,-ard,人，含貶義。可能與nugatory有詞源聯(lián)系。俗詞源認為該詞來自nigger,但被多數(shù)詞源學家否定。
英文詞源
- niggardly (adj.)
- 1560s, from niggard + -ly (1).
It was while giving a speech in Washington, to a very international audience, about the British theft of the Elgin marbles from the Parthenon. I described the attitude of the current British authorities as "niggardly." Nobody said anything, but I privately resolved -- having felt the word hanging in the air a bit -- to say "parsimonious" from then on. [Christopher Hitchens, "The Pernicious Effects of Banning Words," Slate.com, Dec. 4, 2006]
As an adverb from 1520s. Related: Niggardliness.
雙語例句
- 1. Forced by hunger, he worked for the most niggardly pay.
- 為饑餓所迫, 他為極少的工資而工作.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 2. He is niggardly of money.
- 他用錢吝嗇.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 3. Officials say the EU, which is supposed to provide most of the food needs, is being particularly niggardly.
- 官員們說應該提供所需的大部分食品的歐盟現(xiàn)在特別小氣。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. She was not niggardly in praising " Maoism " and Mao.
- 在贊揚 “ 毛主義 ” 和毛澤東方面,她是不惜筆墨的.
來自辭典例句
- 5. He is niggardly with his money.
- 他對錢很吝嗇.
來自辭典例句