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单词 saving
释义 sav·ing
I. \ˈsāviŋ, -vēŋ\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of saven to save — more at save
1. : preservation from danger or destruction : deliverance
 < work's the saving of mankind — Eden Phillpotts >
2. : the act or an instance of economizing : reduction in cost
 < a saving on fuel >
 < a saving of ten percent in maintenance costs >
3.
 a. savings plural : money put by
  < keeps her savings under the mattress >
  < has her savings invested in stocks >
 b. : the excess of income over consumption expenditures — often used in plural
II. preposition
Etymology: Middle English, from present participle of saven to save
1. : except, save
2. : without disrespect to
 < there are men in these modern times, saving your presence, that can't visit a privy without searching out for a meaning behind it — Mary Deasy >
 < who, saving your reverence, is the devil himself — Shakespeare >
III. conjunction
: except, save
IV. adjective
Etymology: from present participle of save (I)
1.
 a. : serving to rescue, preserve, or protect; specifically : leading to salvation
  < a saving faith >
 b. : serving to keep from or compensate for error or weakness : redeeming
  < a scholar of vision and insight with a fund of saving common sense — Geoffrey Bruun >
  < a saving sense of humor >
2. : characterized by thriftiness : economical
 < wealthy by inheritance but saving by constitution — Ellen Glasgow >
3. archaic : bringing neither profit nor loss
4. : embodying or expressing an exception or reservation
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