stingy
/ˈstɪndʒi/KK
stɪn·dʒi
變化形
stingier
stingiest
1.
吝嗇的；小氣的
不願意花錢或給予他人所需之物的；過度節省的
用法：通常放在名詞前或連綴動詞後作形容詞，例如描述某人或某種行為
My uncle is so stingy that he never buys anyone a birthday present.
我叔叔很小氣，從來不買生日禮物送給任何人。
The restaurant owner was stingy with the food, so we were still hungry.
那家餐廳的老闆很小氣，給的食物很少，所以我們還是很餓。
2.
吝於給予的；不大方的
不願意慷慨提供讚美、時間、資訊或其他非金錢資源的
用法：常與介系詞「with」搭配，表示在某方面不大方
Our teacher is never stingy with praise when students work hard.
我們的老師在學生努力時，從不吝於給予讚美。
He is stingy with his time and rarely helps his classmates after school.
他不太願意花時間，放學後很少幫助同學。
常見錯誤
My brother is stingy to buy snacks.
My brother is too stingy to buy snacks.
She is stingy giving compliments.
She is stingy with compliments.
He is a stingy.
He is stingy.
He is very stingy to his money.
He is very stingy with his money.
相關字詞
學習提示
・「stingy」通常是負面形容詞，表示小氣，不只是單純節省。
・描述金錢、時間或其他資源時，常使用「stingy with＋名詞」。
・「frugal」通常偏正面，表示節儉；「stingy」則暗示不夠慷慨。