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niggardly的词源解释,niggardly来源

niggardly(adj.)

"niggardly"(吝啬的),1560年代,来自 niggard + -ly(1)。

It was while giving a speech in Washington, to a very international audience, about the British theft of the Elgin marbles from the Parthenon. I described the attitude of the current British authorities as "niggardly." Nobody said anything, but I privately resolved — having felt the word hanging in the air a bit — to say "parsimonious" from then on. [Christopher Hitchens, "The Pernicious Effects of Banning Words," Slate.com, Dec. 4, 2006]
在华盛顿向一个非常国际化的观众发表演讲时,我谈到了英国从巴特农神庙(Parthenon)偷走艾尔金大理石的态度。我描述了当时英国当局的态度为“niggardly”。没有人说什么,但我私下里决定——因为感觉这个词有点悬而未决——从那时起用“parsimonious”(吝啬的)这个词。[克里斯托弗·希钦斯,《禁用单词的有害影响》,Slate.com,2006年12月4日]

作为副词,“parsimoniously”(吝啬地,勉强地),1520年代。相关词: Niggardliness(吝啬)。

该词起源时间:1560年代