niggardliness

基本解释

• adj.少量的；吝啬的；小气的

同根派生

英汉例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

• Nice calculation is a niggardly thing.
  精打细算是一件吝啬的事。
• But any who are niggardly are so at the expense of their own souls.
  有人劝你们为主道而费用，你们中却有吝啬的。
• The niggardly husband never gave her enough money for food.
  小气的丈夫从不给她足够的钱买食品。