英语释义

• a lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with money

片语

illiberality吝啬；狭隘；不自由；严格

parsimony吝啬；过度节俭

英汉例句

• stinginess generosity extravagance

  吝啬 慷慨 铺张

• up-and-coming4 south korea might be expected to be a bit mean, but the stinginess of switzerland is unexpected.

  作为后起之秀的韩国也许有理由节省一些，可瑞士的小气就有些令人吃惊了。

• in any case, stinginess is often tied to a warped sense of self-worth: 「i don't deserve to spend any money.」

  无论如何，小气经常与扭曲的自我价值感相联：「我不配花钱。」

• despite the constant harping of aids activists about the stinginess of governments, the rich world has been reasonably generous about aids over the past few years and a lot of money is available.

  尽管艾滋病激进主义者一直碟碟不休的非议政府出手太小气，但发达国家在过去几年对爱滋病人的支出应说是相当大方的了，而且也提供了相当多的资金（用于防治艾滋病）。

• outraged at the apparent stinginess of the person who lost the cash, these teachers took up a collection for the boy.

  这些教师对失主显而易见的吝啬感到愤慨，于是他们就主动为那男孩募捐。

• an exception of sorts has been the private attitude toward the united states, which many online commentators have scorned for the perceived stinginess of its donation.

  一个勉强算得上的例外是中国的民间意见，许多网络评论鄙视美国在捐款上的小气。

• a man renowned for stinginess in his early years has become a great philanthropist.

  在早期以小气出名的他如今已成为一个了不起的慈善家。

• we must not equate thrift with stinginess .

  我们不能把勤俭和吝啬等同起来。

• yet they haven’t been able to do that even in texas, which is willing both to impose great pain (by its stinginess on health care) and to shortchange the future (by neglecting education).

  他们连在承受了巨大痛苦（表现在健保上的吝啬）和自断后路（表现在低教育支出）的德州都未能做到，又该怎样去推行到全国呢？

• one of his adherents complained of the stinginess of his wife.

  一名弟子向他抱怨妻子小气。

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