英语词源
- thrifty (adj.)
- late 14c., "respectable," from thrift + -y (2). Meaning "frugal" is from 1520s. Related: Thriftily; thriftiness.
权威例句
- 1. Jackie sees the comedy in her millionaire husband's thrifty habits.
- 杰姬觉得自己的百万富翁丈夫的一些节俭习惯很是滑稽。
- 2. Except for smoking and drinking, he is a thrifty man.
- 除了抽烟、喝酒, 他是个生活节俭的人.
- 3. Be thrifty and hardworking in whatever undertaking you are to start on.
- 办任何事都要勤俭.
- 4. Lei Feng, always thrifty, had saved this sum from his allowances.
- 雷锋一向节省, 这笔钱是他从津贴中省下来的.
- 5. His wife is a frugal [ thrifty ] housekeeper .
- 她的妻子是个 节俭 的好管家.