miserliness
吝啬
常用释义
英音[ ˈmaɪzəlinəs ]
美音[ ˈmaɪzərlinɪs ]
基本释义
- n. 贪婪；吝啬
例句
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1·I feel ashamed of my own miserliness.我为自己的吝啬而羞愧。
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2·The wise person should go beyond the evil of greed and miserliness .聪明的人应该超越贪婪和吝啬的邪恶。
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3·But his miserliness was offset by a generosity toward the victims of the systems he despised.他的吝啬却由于他向着所轻视体制中受害人的慷慨所弥补。
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4·More than the miserliness of the landlord, the mother is lamenting the capriciousness of her fate.这位母亲感叹的不只是房东的贪婪，更多的是她自己命运的反复无常。
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5·Miserliness was passing by Love in a big boat. Love said: "Miserliness, can you take me with you?"吝啬划着一辆大船从爱身旁走过，爱说：“吝啬，你可以带我走吗？”
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6·Nearly a third said that fiddling expenses was acceptable, for example because of below-inflation pay rises and other miserliness by employers.有将近三分之一的人称虚报开支是可以接受的，比如出于雇主加薪低于通货膨胀率和其它贪婪的行为。
同根词
词根：
miser
miserly
adj
吝啬的；贪婪的
miser
n
守财奴；吝啬鬼；（石油工程上用的）凿井机