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单词 parsimony
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parsimony
noun[U]
formal
uk
/ˈpɑː.sɪ.mə.ni/us
/ˈpɑːr.sə.moʊ.ni/
thequalityof not beingwillingtospendmoneyor to give or use a lot of something:
吝啬，小气
Shecriticisedgovernmentparsimony withdefenceinvestment.她批评政府在国防方面的投入过于吝啬。
Her stepfather's parsimony was wellknown.众所周知她的继父十分吝啬。
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  • Hedespisedparsimony, andparticularlyof words.
  • There is parsimony on bothsidesof thefamily.
  • Theyblamethe parsimony of thewealthystates.
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  • miserly
  • money grabber
  • money-grubber
  • penny-pinching
  • scrooge
  • skinflint
  • stinginess
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  • ungenerous
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(Definition ofparsimonyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

parsimony| Business English

parsimony
noun[U]
formaldisapproving
uk
/ˈpɑːsɪməni/us
/ˈpɑrsɪməʊni/
unwillingnesstospendmoneyor to give things topeople:
There is noexcusefor suchcorporateparsimony overstaffsalaries.

parsimonious

adjective
Thegovernmenthas been parsimonious initsspendingon thearts.
(Definition ofparsimonyfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofparsimony

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Forparsimony, these additional paths were not included in the final models.
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In the case ofparsimonyanalysis, 113 of the remaining alignment positions wereparsimonyinformative.
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Theparsimonyanalysis found 156 shortest trees with a length of 151 steps.
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All other things being equal,parsimonyand generality in an explanation are to be preferred; but all other things are rarely equal.
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Basically the same topology was obtained by using theparsimonymethod.
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Forparsimony, the income and education variables are shown in the figure on the same path trajectories, and the education statistics in parentheses.
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Note that this fitness measure was created by focusing the problem's high-level requirements: amplification, distortion, andparsimony.
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Rational choice theories place high value onparsimonyand, therefore, on stripped-down assumptions.
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In most respects the two approaches (parsimonyor avoiding a possible omitted variable problem) trade off.
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Competing analyses in theoretical linguistics are typically evaluated on their empirical coverage and theoreticalparsimony.
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The issue must be decided by empirical arguments, then, rather than byparsimonyconsiderations.
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Again, in the interest ofparsimony, we developed summary scales of the items to capture the overall dimension.
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Another aspect that is of importance for a good theory of cognition isparsimony.
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This concept was deceptive in itsparsimonyand elegance.
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Thus, in the interest ofparsimonywe combine these two conceptually distinct groups.
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