• adj. 吝嗇的；貪婪的

來自miser,吝嗇鬼，守財(cái)奴。

miserly (adj.)

1590s, from miser + -ly (1). Related: Miserliness.

1. A miserly father makes a prodigal son.

老子守財(cái)奴,兒子敗家子.

來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

2. Being a student today with miserly grants and limited career prospects is difficult.

現(xiàn)今，做一名補(bǔ)助金少得可憐、職業(yè)前景渺茫的學(xué)生非常不容易。

來自柯林斯例句

3. He is miserly with both his time and his money.

他對(duì)時(shí)間和金錢都很吝嗇。

來自辭典例句

4. Now, my uncle seemed so miserly that I was struck dumb by this sudden generosity.

原來似乎是非常小氣的伯伯竟突然間慷慨起來,這倒一下子把我弄得目瞪口呆.

來自辭典例句

5. Sim did a phenomenal job presenting the heartless, miserly, self - centered Scrooge.

他成功地演繹了這個(gè)無情 、 吝嗇 、 自我 中心的主人翁.

來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)