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parsimony

/ˈpɑɹ.sə.ˌmoʊ.ni/

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noun

吝啬，节俭，抠门.

Great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily.

Examples :

"The family's parsimony was evident in their habit of reusing plastic containers and always looking for sales before buying anything. "

这家人的节俭在他们重复使用塑料容器和买东西前总是寻找打折商品的行为中显而易见。

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noun

简约，精简，节约原则

(by extension) The principle of using the fewest resources or explanations to solve a problem.

Examples :

"The scientist preferred the theory of gravity because of its parsimony; it explained the falling apple with fewer assumptions than other, more complicated explanations. "

这位科学家更喜欢万有引力理论，因为它非常简约；相比其他更复杂的解释，它用更少的假设就解释了苹果落地的现象。

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