单词乎

niggard

音标['nigәd]

汉语翻译

n. 吝啬鬼
a. 吝啬的, 小气的

英语解释

名词 niggard:

  1. a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
    同义词:skinflint, scrooge, churl

例句

  1. Don't expect that niggard to invite you to dinner.
    别指望那个吝啬鬼会请你吃饭。
  2. The niggard contributed little to them.
    这个吝啬鬼几乎就没捐钱给他们。

详细解释


nig.gard

n.(名词)
A stingy, grasping person; a miser.
吝啬的人;小气鬼
adj.(形容词)
Stingy; miserly.
吝啬的;小气的

来源:
Middle English nigard
中古英语 nigard
perhaps from nig [stingy person]
可能源自 nig [吝啬鬼]
[of Scandinavian origin]
[源于斯堪的纳维亚语]


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