首頁英語詞典niggardlyniggardly的意思

        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有詞源聯系。俗詞源認為該詞來自nigger,但被多數詞源學家否定。

        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《現代英漢綜合大詞典》

        2. He is niggardly of money.
        他用錢吝嗇.

        來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》

        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

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