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单词 parsimonious
释义
parsimoniouspar‧si‧mo‧ni‧ous /ˌpɑːsəˈməʊniəs◂ $ ˌpɑːrsəˈmoʊ-/ adjective formal Word Origin
WORD ORIGINparsimonious
Origin:
1500-1600 parsimony (15-21 centuries), from Latin parsimonia, from parcere ‘to be careful in spending’
Examples
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  • Corinne was more parsimonious with her praise.
  • For a side that prides itself on its parsimonious nature, the case for the defence was frankly indefensible.
  • Insurance companies and banks learned that long ago, and are equally parsimonious with their adjusters and loan officers.
  • Since then Dilfer's efforts have been just enough, his work underwritten by the most parsimonious defence in the land.
  • The parsimonious contents of this envelope were very different from the first.
  • The specificity also assists in the construction of parsimonious, but relevant, information systems for control purposes.
  • With a little work they could come up with a more parsimonious design.
extremely unwilling to spend moneyparsimoniously adverbparsimony /ˈpɑːsəməni $ ˈpɑːrsəmoʊni/ noun [uncountable]
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