tightwad的词源

英文词源

tightwad (n.)

"parsimonious person," 1900, from tight in the figurative sense of "close-fisted" (1805) + wad (n.). The notions of stringency and avarice also combine in Modern Greek sphiktos "greedy," literally "tight."

中文词源

tightwad：吝啬鬼

tight,拉紧的，手握紧的，wad,沓，俚语义钱。

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