stingy
英 ['stɪn(d)ʒɪ]
美 ['stɪndʒi]
語源
刺す, 刺す刺す、刺す、刺す、-y、形容詞接尾辞。スラング。
英語の語源
- stingy (adj.)
- "niggardly, penurious, extremely tight-fisted," 1650s, of uncertain origin, perhaps a dialectal alteration of earlier stingy "biting, sharp, stinging" (1610s), from sting (v.). Back-formation stinge "a stingy person" is recorded from 1905. Related: Stingily; stinginess.
例文
- 1. The West is stingy with aid.
- 西側は援助に少しけちだ。
- 2.Don 't be so stingy with the money！
- お金でそんな小手先はやめて！
- 3.Don 't be so stingy ！
- そんなにけちをつけるな！
- 4.After the death of his stingy wife,Edward loosened up a great deal.
- エドワードは、けちな妻が死んだ後、お金を使うのがおっとりしていた。
- 5.Winston was not a stingy man.
- ウィンストンはけちな人ではありません。