词汇精选：thrifty的用法和辨析

一、详细释义：

adj.

节俭的，节约的

例句：

Her mother is a thrifty housewife.

她妈妈是一个节俭的主妇。

例句：

Only very thrifty children manage to fill up a money-box.

只有非常节俭的儿童才会设法填满一个储蓄罐。

茁壮的，茂盛的；成功的

例句：

Big cities are thrifty versions of small ones.

大城市就是小城市茁壮发展的版本。

二、词义辨析：

economical,thrifty

这两个形容词都表示“节约的”之意。economical指正当使用财物，强调节省，避免浪费。thrifty侧重节缩开支，积蓄收入。

三、参考例句：

Her mother is a thrifty housewife.

她妈妈是一个节俭的主妇。

His wife is a thrifty housekeeper.

她的妻子是个节俭的好管家。

The thrifty farmer seldom indulge himself with good food.

那个节俭的农民难得吃好菜好饭让自己享受一下。

Big cities are thrifty versions of small ones.

大城市就是小城市茁壮发展的版本。

Only very thrifty children manage to fill up a money-box.

只有非常节俭的儿童才会设法填满一个储蓄罐。

Jackie sees the comedy in her millionaire husband's thrifty habits.

杰姬觉得自己的百万富翁丈夫的一些节俭习惯很是滑稽。

Thriftiness is a great quality; however, if you're too thrifty on a date, it spoils the romance.

节俭绝对是一个美德，但过分节俭真的是影响浪漫情调的杀手。

Although this child is only sixteen years old, he is so thrifty that he has one hundred dollars.

虽然这个孩子年仅16岁，他却很节俭，已经攒了100美元。

And thrifty environmentalists rejoice at the lack of chemicals in and on their bodies - not to mention the impact on their budgets.

这种方法不仅能让洗发者从内到外远离化学物品，还省了不少钱。