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Thrift Sense Recorded 10475.Thrift 英 θrɪft]美 θrɪft 释义

正面 10475.thrift
英 [θrɪft]美 [θrɪft]

背面
释义:
n. 节俭;节约;[植] 海石竹n. (Thrift)人名;(英)思里夫特
例句:
1. They were rightly praised for their thrift and enterprise.他们勤俭节约,积极进取,得到了当之无愧的赞扬。

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thrift 节约,节俭来自中古英语 thriven,繁荣,兴旺,词源同 thrive,繁荣,兴旺。-th,名词后缀,后缩写自 t.词 义由繁荣,兴旺引申为节约,节俭。词义演变比较 fruitful,frugal.
thriftthrift: see thrivethrift (n.)c. 1300, "fact or condition of thriving," also "prosperity, savings," from Middle English thriven "to thrive" (see thrive), influenced by (or from) Old Norse þrift, variant of þrif "prosperity," from þrifask "to thrive." Sense of "habit of saving, economy" first recorded 1550s (thrifty in this sense is recorded from 1520s; also see spendthrift). Thrift shop attested by 1919."

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