"skinflint" in Chinese (Traditional)
守財奴小氣鬼
Definition
skinflint 指極度不願意花錢的人,也就是非常吝嗇或小氣的人。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
'skinflint' 是非正式詞,常帶有批評或幽默語氣,比 '節儉' 更負面,只用於人。常見搭配:'old skinflint', 'he's such a skinflint'。
Examples
My uncle is a real skinflint and never buys gifts.
我叔叔是個真正的**守財奴**,從不買禮物。
Nobody calls Tom generous; he's a skinflint.
沒有人說湯姆大方;他是一個**小氣鬼**。
The skinflint wouldn't even pay for his own coffee.
這個**守財奴**連自己的咖啡錢都不付。
Don't be such a skinflint—just chip in for the pizza!
別那麼**小氣鬼**,大家一起分擔披薩吧!
He's the kind of skinflint who reuses teabags.
他是那種會重複用茶包的**守財奴**。
We all laughed when the notorious skinflint finally left a tip.
當那個有名的**守財奴**終於留下了小費時,我們都笑了。