extreme unwillingness to spend money or use resources
吝啬,极度节俭,小气
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a great tradition of public design has been shattered by government parsimony .由于政府的吝啬,公众设计的伟大传统被破坏了。
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principle (或law)of parsimony the scientific principle that things are usually connected or behave in the simplest or most economical way, especially with reference to alternative evolutionary pathways 极度节俭法则,简约法则 -
比较
OCCAM'S RAZOR .
"late Middle English: from Latin