parsimoniously
adverb
formaluk/ˌpɑː.sɪˈməʊ.ni.əs.li/us/ˌpɑːr.səˈmoʊ.ni.əs.li/in a way thatshowsthat you are notwillingtospendmoneyor to give or use a lot of something:
吝啬小气地,过度节俭地Iorderedonebeeranddrankit parsimoniously until the end of thenight.我点了一杯啤酒,小口小口地一直喝到深夜。
Theemperorparsimoniouslyrefusedto give hissoldiersthemoney.皇帝吝啬地拒绝给他的士兵钱。
See
parsimonious
- I waslivingparsimoniously at thattime.
- At theconference,minutesoftimeon thestageweresharedout parsimoniously.
- Hedescribedtheteamratherparsimoniously as '11playerswillingtowork'.
Mean with money
- begrudge
- cheapskate
- cheeseparing
- chintzy
- frugal
- frugally
- mingy
- miser
- miserliness
- miserly
- money grabber
- money-grubber
- penny-pinching
- scrooge
- skinflint
- stinginess
- stingy
- tight
- ungenerous
- ungenerously