sparingn. saving,thrift,frugality節(jié)約,節(jié)儉,儉樸。 △Rom.1.1.224 (218): “and in that sparing makeshuge waste;”i. e. her thrift is very wasteful. 為了珍惜她自己,造成了莫大的浪費(fèi)。 △H.VIII.1.3.59:“in him /Sparing would show a worse sin than ill doctrine.”在他來(lái)說(shuō),節(jié)約就像是比異端邪說(shuō)還要更嚴(yán)重的罪惡。
sparingp. a. 1.frugal 節(jié)省的。 △Com.3. 1.27:“Ay,to a niggardlyhost and more sparing guest.”是的,對(duì)于吝嗇的主人和更儉約的客人。 2. forbearing to afflict or destroy,treating with mer-cy 寬恕的,留情的。 △R.III. 3.7.192 (193):“Save thatfor reverence to some alive,/I give a sparing limit tomy tongue.”只是為了對(duì)于某位活著的人表示尊重,我就話到口邊留半句。 |