niggardly
英 [ˈnɪɡ.əd.li]
美 [ˈnɪɡ.ɚd.li]
- adj. 小气的；很少量的
- adv. 小气地；很少量地
星级词汇:
记忆方法
将“niggardly”与“niggle”发音相似联系起来，想象一个人（niggardly）总是很吝啬（niggle）地计算每一分钱。这样的联想可以帮助记忆单词的含义——吝啬的、小气的。
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中文词源
niggardly 吝啬的，小气的
词源不详，可能来自挪威方言nigla,忙于琐事的，词源同niggle,-ard,人，含贬义。可能与nugatory有词源联系。俗词源认为该词来自nigger,但被多数词源学家否定。
英语词源
- 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.
权威例句
- 1. Forced by hunger, he worked for the most niggardly pay.
- 为饥饿所迫, 他为极少的工资而工作.
- 2. He is niggardly of money.
- 他用钱吝啬.
- 3. Officials say the EU, which is supposed to provide most of the food needs, is being particularly niggardly.
- 官员们说应该提供所需的大部分食品的欧盟现在特别小气。
- 4. She was not niggardly in praising " Maoism " and Mao.
- 在赞扬 “ 毛主义 ” 和毛泽东方面,她是不惜笔墨的.
- 5. He is niggardly with his money.
- 他对钱很吝啬.