thrifty

形容词 adj.
中文释义
发音 thrĭft'ē

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Showing thrift; economical; frugal.
    — That was a certain trade, while th' age was thrifty, / And men good husbands, look'd into their stocks, / Had their minds bounded; now the public riot / Prostitutes all, scatters away in coaches, / In footmens coats, and waiting womens gowns
  2. Thriving, prosperous, successful; (of an animal or plant) growing rapidly or vigorously. dated
    — The life of religion is this water of life; where that runs, where that is received, and where things are done in this spirit, there all things are well: The church thrifty, the soul thrifty, graces thrifty, and all is well.
  3. Preserved by thrift; carefully managed. obsolete
    — They han great stores, and thriftye flockes, / great freendes and feeble foes

词形变化

thriftier comparative thriftiest superlative

词汇关系

反义词
spendthrift thriftless
衍生词
overthrifty thriftily thriftiness

词源

From Middle English thrifty, threfty, thryfty, þrifti, equivalent to thrift + -y.
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