parsimony

parsimony

英 ['pɑːsɪmənɪ]
　　美 ['pɑrsə'moni]

n. 吝嗇；過度節儉

中文詞源：

parsimony 吝嗇

來自拉丁語parcere,節省，儲蓄，適度，可能來自parum,小的，少的，來自PIE*pau,少的，詞源同few,poor.-mony,名詞後綴。後詞義貶義化。

例句：

1. A classic example comes from comedian Jack Benny , famous for his parsimony.
有個經典例子出自以吝嗇著稱的喜劇演員傑克·班尼.

2. Due to official parsimony only the one machine was built.
由於官方過於吝嗇，僅制造瞭那一臺機器。

3. Capitals are increased by parsimony, and diminished by prodigality and misconduct.
節儉使資本增長, 揮霍和運用不當使資本減少.

4. Combined with the human tyrosinase gene sequence, the gene tree was constructed using parsimony method.
結合已發表人的序列, 用簡約法構建瞭基因樹.

5. Occasional visitors could be forgiven for thinking parsimony is a typically German trait.
一些偶爾來德國的人會認為,吝嗇是德國人的典型特征,這種想法也許可以諒解.