表達節省(金錢)／形容人節儉或小氣

表達 節省(金錢) 可用 scrimp [skrɪmp] ( 特別是指為了要存錢而省吃儉用 )、skimp [skɪmp]、stint [stɪnt]、economize ( 英式拼法為 economise ) [ɪˋkɑnə͵maɪz]、tighten one’s belt [͵taɪtn wʌns ˋbɛlt] 或 cut down [͵kʌt ˋdaʊn] 等，如： The couple scrimped and saved to pay for their son’s leukemia treatment.（那對夫妻省吃儉用，為了存錢負擔兒子的血癌治療。）The out-of-work manager was forced to tighten his belt and cut down his expenses.（那名失業的經理被迫勒緊褲帶、縮減開銷。）若要 形容人節儉 可用 frugal [ˋfrugḷ]、thrifty [ˋθrɪftɪ]、economical [͵ikəˋnɑmɪkḷ]、sparing [ˋspɛrɪŋ] 等形容詞，比如： Though she is a woman of means, she leads a frugal life.（儘管她很富有，她卻過著節儉的生活。）若是形容人節儉到小氣、吝嗇或摳門的地步，可用 stingy [ˋstɪndʒɪ] ( 口語用法 )、miserly [ˋmaɪzɚlɪ]、mean [min] ( 英式用法 )、cheap [tʃip] ( 美式口語 )、chintzy [ˋtʃɪntsɪ] ( 美式口語 )、tight [taɪt] ( 英式口語 )、tight-fisted [͵taɪt ˋfɪstɪd]、niggardly [ˋnɪgɚdlɪ] 、penny-pinching [ˋpɛnɪ͵pɪntʃɪŋ]、parsimonious [͵pɑrsəˋmoniəs] ( 正式用語 ) 等形容詞，比如： The skinflint is so chintzy that he never treats his wife to any meals.（那個鐵公雞吝嗇到不行，從沒請過他老婆吃過一頓飯。）He’s too mean to donate any money to charity.（他太小氣了，不可能捐錢給慈善機構。）Her penny-pinching father would rather walk in pelting rain than pay a bus fare.（她一毛不拔的父親寧可在滂沱大雨中走路，也不願意付錢搭公車。）