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节俭, 节约
avoiding excess or waste in expenditure or consumption, and only using what is necessary
- The team operated with parsimony, requesting only essential equipment and personnel.
团队以节俭的方式运作，只请求必要的设备和人员。
- Out of parsimony, she bought only what was on sale and assembled meals from staples.
出于节俭，她只买了打折的东西，并用主食拼凑了饭菜。
- The monk practiced parsimony through minimal material belongings and an ascetic lifestyle.
和尚通过极少的物质财产和苦行生活方式实践了节俭。
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吝啬, 小气
an excessive or pathological unwillingness to spend
- Her extreme parsimony in never treating friends or paying for shared activities began to damage relationships.
她从不请朋友或为共同活动付费的极端吝啬开始损害关系。
- Critics said the celebrity practiced "parsimony" by never tipping servers or valets, even though wealthier than most.
批评者说，这位名人虽然比大多数人富有，但从不给服务员或代客泊车小费，实行了吝啬。
- He prided himself on parsimony but took it to a fault, refusing necessary home repairs that endangered his family's safety.
他以吝啬为傲，但却过分到了拒绝必要的家庭维修，危及了家人的安全。