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frugality

/fɹuːˈɡæləti/

Meanings
noun

节俭，俭省

The quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift.

Examples :

"My grandmother's frugality helped her save enough money to buy a house. "
我奶奶的节俭让她攒够了钱买了一栋房子。
value attitude economy business finance moral character quality

Related Words

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

奶奶，外婆

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

我小时候，奶奶/外婆教我怎么烤饼干。

Illustration enough

enough adverb

/iˈnʌf/

足够，充分。

"Are you man enough to fight me?"

你够不够胆跟我打一架？

Illustration office

office noun

/ˈɑfɪs/ /ˈɒfɪs/ /ˈɔfɪs/

职责，职务

"The mayor's office held a special ceremony to honor the city's firefighters. "

市长办公室举行了一个特别的仪式来表彰城市的消防员。(Shì zhǎng bàngōngshì jǔxíng le yī gè tèbié de yíshì lái biǎozhāng chéngshì de xiāofángyuán.)

Illustration economy

economy noun

/iːˈkɒn.ə.mi/ /iːˈkɑn.ə.mi/

经济，理财

"The school's new economy plan focused on using resources more efficiently. "

学校的新理财计划侧重于更有效地利用资源。

Illustration sparing

sparing verb

/ˈspɛərɪŋ/ /ˈspærɪŋ/

饶恕，怜悯。

"The teacher, seeing the student's genuine remorse, decided to spare him detention this time. "

老师看到学生真心悔过，决定这次饶恕他，免了他的禁闭。

Illustration thrift

thrift noun

/θɹɪft/

节俭，节省。

"His thrift can be seen in how little the trashman takes from his house."

他家扔掉的垃圾非常少，可见他有多节俭。

Illustration supplies

supplies noun

/səˈplaɪz/

供给，供应品

"supply and demand"

供给与需求

Illustration quality

quality noun

/ˈkwɒlɪti/ /ˈkwælɪti/ /ˈkwɑləti/

质量，品质.

"Quality of life is usually determined by health, education, and income."

生活质量通常取决于健康、教育和收入。

Illustration helped

helped verb

/hɛlpt/

帮助，协助

"He helped his grandfather cook breakfast."

他帮助爷爷做了早饭。

Illustration company

company noun

/ˈkʌmp(ə)ni/ /ˈkʌmpəni/

团队， 公司， 团体

"The school's student council is a company of dedicated students who organize events. "

学校的学生会是一个由热心学生组成的团体，他们负责组织各种活动。

Illustration prudent

prudent adjective

/ˈpɹuːdənt/

谨慎，小心，审慎。

"It was prudent to save some of her allowance each week so she could buy the new video game. "

每个星期省下一些零用钱，好让她能买新的电子游戏，这是很明智的做法。

Illustration frugal

frugal adjective

/ˈfɹuːɡəl/

节俭，俭省。

"My parents are frugal people, so they always look for sales when buying groceries. "

我的父母很节俭，所以他们买菜的时候总是找打折商品。