parsimony

英 [ˈpɑːsɪməni]

美 [ˈpɑːrsɪmoʊni]

n.  悭吝; 吝啬; 小气

GRE

BNC.32880 / COCA.28966

牛津词典

noun

• 悭吝；吝啬；小气
  the fact of being extremely unwilling to spend money

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 小气；吝啬
  Parsimonyis extreme unwillingness to spend money.
  1. Due to official parsimony only the one machine was built.
     由于官方过于吝啬，仅制造了那一台机器。

英英释义

noun

• extreme stinginess
  Synonym:meannessminginessniggardlinessniggardnessparsimoniousnesstightnesstightfistednesscloseness
• extreme care in spending money
  Synonym:parsimoniousnessthriftpenny-pinching

双语例句

• Principle of Parsimony: Write large components only when it is clear by demonstration that nothing else will do.
  吝啬原则：除非能够明确证明别无它法，否则不要编写大的组件。
• The Asians 'parsimony made the Anglo-Saxons' profligacy possible.
  亚洲人的过度节约给盎格鲁撒克逊人创造了肆意挥霍的可能性。
• In recent years, the time-varying parametric model, especially time-varying auto-regressive ( TVAR) parametric model is used to describe a nonstationary random signal widely for its parsimony and high resolution.
  时变自回归（TVAR）参数模型具有良好的参数压缩性和高分辨率特性，是近年来分析和处理非平稳随机信号的一种有效的方法。
• The parsimony network analysis of the17 haplotypes suggested that the genetic divergence is the result of long-term isolation of individual populations.
  通过对17个单倍型的简约网络分析表明，遗传趋异是不同种群长期隔离的结果。
• The phylogenetic trees were established by neighbor joining, maximum parsimony, maximum likelihood and Bayesian methods together with the morphological study in the genus Enteromorpha.
  通过使用邻接法、最大简约法、最大似然法和贝叶斯法建立了基于以上三种不同基因序列的系统发育树，并与形态学的研究方法相结合，研究了浒苔属的系统发育关系。
• Waiters at Nonna Betta, which specialises in Roman Jewish cuisine, were amazed by Mr Zuckerberg's parsimony, not just because of his huge wealth but because of Americans 'reputation for tipping generously, as is expected of them at home.
  罗马犹太餐厅的服务员们为马克扎克伯格的吝啬感到震惊。不仅仅因为扎克伯格拥有的巨大财富，还有美国人慷慨付小费的好名声。
• Taking isolate USA as outgroup, the phylogenetic tree was constructed by means of maximum parsimony analysis, and the genetic evolution among isolates was analyzed.
  以USA为外类群利用最大简约法构建了大豆疫霉根腐病菌的系统发生树，并分析了菌株之间的遗传进化关系。
• Although the view of saint is useful for complicated medical cases, can the diagnostic parsimony that medicine has adhered to for so many years be abandoned?
  尽管塞恩特的观点对复杂内科病例有用，但是，我们是否可以放弃医学界坚持那么多年的诊断简约性原则呢？
• As the discussant points out, parsimony of diagnosis is an important standard in modern medicine; however, this principle can fail us.
  正如讨论者所指出的，诊断的简约性原则是现代医学的一个重要标准；但是，这个原则可能使我们诊治失败。
• A classic example comes from comedian Jack Benny, famous for his parsimony.
  有个经典例子出自以吝啬著称的喜剧演员杰克·班尼。