niggard 是什么意思
adj. 小气的；吝啬的
英语词源
niggard (n.)"mean person, miser," late 14c., nygart, of uncertain origin. The suffix suggests French origin (see -ard), but the root word is possibly from earlier nig "stingy" (c. 1300), p
niggard 权威例句
- 1. Don't expect that niggard to invite you to dinner.
- 别指望那个吝啬鬼会请你吃饭.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. The niggard contributed little to them.
- 这个吝啬鬼几乎就没捐钱给他们.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. Never have we seen such a niggard like him!
- 象他这样的小气鬼我们何时见过?
来自辞典例句
- 4. Nature is prodigal in variety, but niggard in innovation.
- 自然界虽富于变化却吝于革新.
来自辞典例句
- 5. What magnanimous is not the Dao but the man. A niggard cannot do it.
- 话多是虚荣的迹象,因为在用词上过分大方的人在做事上却是个小气鬼.
来自互联网
niggard 造句
- 1. He ordered disclosure of a medical report to the Metropolitan Police in pursuance of an investigation of murder.
- 为配合调查一宗谋杀案，他下令向伦敦警察厅披露一份医疗报告。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. All this has been done as excuses for their continued pursuance of a policy of aggression and expansion.
- 这一切都是为其坚持侵略扩张政策制造借口.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 3. He was wounded in the pursuance of his duty.
- 他在执行任务时受了伤.
来自辞典例句
- 4. In pursuance of her father's peremptory command, Sophia now admitted Mr. Blifil's visit.
- 为了服从她父亲专断的命令, 苏菲亚接见了布利非先生.
来自辞典例句
- 5. Pursuance excellence and continuous innovation is the sprite of our factory.
- 追求卓越,不断创新是我们一直坚持的经营理念.
来自互联网
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美：['nɪgɚd]