extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
发音
例句
1. A classic example comes from comedian Jack Benny, famous for his parsimony. 有个经典例子出自以吝啬著称的喜剧演员杰克·班尼。 2. Due to official parsimony only one machine was built. 由于官方过于吝啬,仅制造了那一台机器。