frugal
adjective /ˈfruːɡl/
/ˈfruːɡl/
- using only as much money or food as is necessary
(对金钱、食物等)节约的,节俭的 - a frugal existence/life
俭朴的生活 - The monks lead a frugal existence in their isolated monastery.
那些僧侣在偏远的寺院里过着俭朴的生活。 - He has always been hard-working and frugal.
他一直很努力,很节俭。 - a frugal Methodist background
节俭的循道宗背景
- a frugal existence/life
- (of meals
) small, plain and not costing very much饭菜 synonym meagre简单廉价的 - a frugal lunch of bread and cheese
面包夹奶酪的简单午餐
- a frugal lunch of bread and cheese
词源mid 16th cent.: from Latin frugalis, from frugi ‘economical, thrifty’, from frux, frug- ‘fruit’.