parsimonious
UK [ˌpɑ:.sɪ'məʊ.ni.əs] US [ˌpɑ:r.sə'moʊ-] formal disapproving
adjective
■not willing to spend money or give something 吝啬小气的，过度节俭的•She's too parsimonious to heat the house properly.她太节俭了，连给房子供足暖气都舍不得。 •figurative I think that politicians are often rather parsimonious with the (= do not tell the complete) truth.我认为政客常常不愿说出所有事实真相。 |