"parsimonious person," 1900, from tight in the figurative sense of "close-fisted" (1805) + wad (n.). The notions of stringency and avarice also combine in Modern Greek sphiktos "greedy," literally "tight."
实用例句
1. He is a tightwad because he doesn't like to spend money on anything.
噢,tightwad就是小气,不肯花钱.来自互联网
2. Bill's too much of a tightwad to ever eat there.
比尔太吝啬了,以至于(他)决不可能在那儿用餐.来自互联网
3. You can never make a tightwad spend his money freely.
你不可能动到他的钱,因为他很小气.来自互联网
4. What is the difference between a tightwad's brain and a spendthrift's brain?
吝啬鬼的脑袋和挥霍者的脑袋有什么区别 呢 ?来自互联网
5. What is the difference between tightwad's brain and a spendthrift's brain?
