thrifty
節儉的
描述善用資源的生活方式
My thrifty neighbor repairs old furniture instead of buying new pieces.

我節儉的鄰居修理舊家具,並不購買新品。

修好舊家具再用,就是節儉的選擇;thrifty 強調避免浪費金錢與資源。

義項

節儉的B2adjective節儉的
My thrifty neighbor repairs old furniture instead of buying new pieces.
我節儉的鄰居修理舊家具,並不購買新品。
thrifty neighborthrifty with money

片語

a thrifty shopper謹慎花錢 →節儉的購物者
a thrifty lifestyle善用資源 →節儉的生活方式

你會不會這樣說?

Ann has enough money. But she brings lunch from home, fixes her old bike, and never wastes things. 可以說 Ann is thrifty 嗎?(是/不是)

看答案

是

她小心用錢、不浪費,符合節儉的意思。

字族

thrift 節儉・thriftiness 節儉

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