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If you are looking to describe someone with a Scrooge- or Grinch-like tendency to pinch his pennies, then stingy can be your adjective of choice. Or, if you are looking to describe something you have too little of — like a 43-second coffee break — you can use stingy as well.
The adjective stingy (pronounced with a soft “g”) is likely derived from the adjective stingy (pronounced with a hard “g”), which means “biting, sharp, or stinging.” Although stingy is usually used to describe an ungenerous or miserly person, stingy can also be used to describe a larger entity: “People were no longer able to buy homes due to the stingy lending policies of the banks.”
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词根词缀
词根: sting
1. =prick,表示”刺,刺激”; 2. 引申为火焰
adj.
distinguished 著名的,卓越的distinguish区别,使杰出+ed……的→有区别的,与众不同的→著名的
stingy 吝啬的,小气的sting刺,刺激+y……的→像刺一样[小的心胸]→小气的
n.&v.
sting 刺,刺痛,剧痛;刺,叮sting刺,刺激→n.&v.刺,刺痛,剧痛;刺,叮
v.
distinguish [from]区别,辨别;辨认出;使杰出dis分开+sting刺,刺激+uish=ish表动词→把刺拿开→区别
extinguish 熄灭;消灭;结束;压制;使黯然失色;偿清ex出+sting引申为火焰+uish→灭火
同义词
miserly / closefisted / cheap / ungenerous
反义词
同根词
词根:sting
adj.stinging激烈的;刺人的;刺一样的
stingless无刺的;无针的
adv.stingily刺骨的;吝啬地,小气地
n.sting刺痛;讽刺,刺激;刺毛
stinger讽刺者;好讽刺人的人;有刺的动物;鸡尾酒
vi.sting刺痛;被刺痛;感到剧痛
vt.sting刺;驱使;使…苦恼;使…疼痛