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。
• In the present paper the essentials of the concept and method of quantitative parsimony analysis for cladogram construction are revealed. the old adage "birds of a feather flock together" is one dating rule that will never go out of style.
  数值简约性原则是分支分类学进行分支分析及重构生物演化分支图的主要思想方法。俗话中的物以类聚，人以群分是一个永不过时的约会规则。
• 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。
• 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。
• Among the variable sites, 13 of parsimony informative sites and11 out of the singleton variable sites were unique to the Chinese indigenous breeds sampled.
  仅在中国地方鸡种所检测到的简约性信息位点13个，单变异位点11个。
• 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？
• 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。
• An evolutionary tree containing 18 taxons was reconstructed using 8 gene sequence data ( minus 3rd codon position transition information), which convered 3 plant genomes, by maximum parsimony method.
  应用最大简约法，并利用3个基因组的共8个基因序列（去除了编码基因密码子第3位点的转换信息）对18个植物分类群进行了系统发育树的构建研究。
• 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。