| 单词 | skinflint |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['skinflint] |
| 解释 | n.吝啬鬼 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n.吝啬鬼 (miser, niggard) 【考】 gourmand : appetite / skinflint : thrift(贪吃者过分有食欲/ 吝啬鬼过分节俭) 【记】 来自词组：skin a flint(刮石头皮，爱 钱如命) |
| 字源 | skinflint (n.) "miser, one who makes use of contemptible economy to keep money," 1700, slang; literally "kind of person who would skin a flint to save or gain something," from skin (v.) + flint. Flay-flint in same sense is from 1670s. |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. 吝啬鬼 = miser = niggard 【记】skin flint刮石头皮－吝啬鬼 【类】gourmand: appetite = skinflint: thrift贪吃者过分有食欲 = 吝啬鬼过分节俭 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】skin flint 皮象隧石一般硬 |
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