单词：niggardliness
n. niggardly的变形
n. The quality or state of being niggard; meanness in
giving or spending; parsimony; stinginess.
giving or spending; parsimony; stinginess.
词型变化：名词复数形式 : niggardlinesses
niggardly的用法和样例：
例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- Nice calculation is a niggardly thing.精打细算是一件吝啬的事。
- But any who are niggardly are so at the expense of their own souls.有人劝你们为主道而费用，你们中却有吝啬的。
- The niggardly husband never gave her enough money for food.小气的丈夫从不给她足够的钱买食品。
经典引文
The earth had been so niggardly of her produce.
出自：T. R. MalthusNever knew people could be so niggardly with cucumber.
出自：R. K. NarayanShe was apparently not above the most niggardly retaliation.
出自：C. G. Wolff
【近义词】
- stingy吝啬的
- miserly吝啬的
- cheap便宜的
- meanly谦卑地
- parsimoniously过于节俭地
- grudgingly吝惜地
- stingily刺骨的(刺的...
- ungenerous心胸狭窄的
- mean意思是
- meager贫乏的
- miserable痛苦的
- wretched可怜的
- meagre瘦的
- scrimy肮脏的
- grudging吝惜的