thrifty
英 [ˈθrɪfti] 美 [ˈθrɪfti]

adj.

节俭的；节约的；

英英释义

thrifty[ 'θrifti ]

• adj.
  • careful and diligent in the use of resources
  • mindful of the future in spending money

    同义词：careful

同近义词辨析

economical, thrifty

这组词都有“节约的”的意思，其区别是：

economical指正当使用财物，强调节省，避免浪费。

thrifty侧重节缩开支，积蓄收入。

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. Her mother is a thrifty housewife.
   她妈妈是一个节俭的主妇。
2. Only very thrifty children manage to fill up a money-box.
   只有非常节俭的儿童才会设法填满一个储蓄罐。
3. Mr. Thompson is so thrifty that he is able to save more than half of his weekly salary.
   汤普森先生是如此节俭,以致他能省下超过一半的周薪。

权威例句

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Type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus: the thrifty phenotype hypothesis. 1992.
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