parsimony

英 [ˈpɑːsɪməni]

美 [ˈpɑːrsɪmoʊni]

n.  悭吝; 吝啬; 小气

GRE

BNC.32880 / COCA.28966

牛津词典

noun

• 悭吝；吝啬；小气
  the fact of being extremely unwilling to spend money

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 小气；吝啬
  Parsimonyis extreme unwillingness to spend money.
  1. Due to official parsimony only the one machine was built.
     由于官方过于吝啬，仅制造了那一台机器。

英英释义

noun

• extreme stinginess
  Synonym:meannessminginessniggardlinessniggardnessparsimoniousnesstightnesstightfistednesscloseness
• extreme care in spending money
  Synonym:parsimoniousnessthriftpenny-pinching

双语例句

• In recent years, the time-varying parametric model, especially time-varying auto-regressive ( TVAR) parametric model is used to describe a nonstationary random signal widely for its parsimony and high resolution.
  时变自回归（TVAR）参数模型具有良好的参数压缩性和高分辨率特性，是近年来分析和处理非平稳随机信号的一种有效的方法。
• The alignment length of the fragments was 384 bp after excluding ambiguous sites, including 167 parsimony informative sites.
  比对后的序列长度是384bp，包括167个简约信息位点。
• Pressure on banks to exercise more parsimony and caution has escalated in recent weeks.
  近几周来，各银行惜贷及慎贷压力正逐步升级。
• A classic example comes from comedian Jack Benny, famous for his parsimony.
  有个经典例子出自以吝啬著称的喜剧演员杰克·班尼。
• The Kimura's 2-Parameter sequence divergences were calculated and molecular phylogenetic trees were reconstructed by using the neighbor-joining ( NJ) and maximum parsimony ( MP) methods as well as Bayesian inference.
  采用Kimura双参数模型计算遗传距离：并用邻接法（NJ）、最大简约法（MP）和贝叶斯法（Bayesian）重建了黄颡鱼属鱼类的分子系统树。
• As the discussant points out, parsimony of diagnosis is an important standard in modern medicine; however, this principle can fail us.
  正如讨论者所指出的，诊断的简约性原则是现代医学的一个重要标准；但是，这个原则可能使我们诊治失败。
• Combined with the human tyrosinase gene sequence, the gene tree was constructed using parsimony method.
  结合已发表人的序列，用简约法构建了基因树。
• In the present paper the essentials of the concept and method of quantitative parsimony analysis for cladogram construction are revealed. the old adage "birds of a feather flock together" is one dating rule that will never go out of style.
  数值简约性原则是分支分类学进行分支分析及重构生物演化分支图的主要思想方法。俗话中的物以类聚，人以群分是一个永不过时的约会规则。
• A little later Norton reminded them of Hamilton's Law of Parsimony, the application of which they immediately claimed for every reasoning process of theirs.
  不久诺尔屯又反提醒他们汉密尔顿的悭吝律。他们随即宣称他们的每一个推理过程都是应用着这一规律的。
• We investigated the phylogeny of the parasitoid wasp family Eulophidae ( Hymenoptera) using nuclear 18S rDNA partial sequences with maximum parsimony and Bayesian inference methods of sequence analysis.
  本文基于18Srdna部分序列，用MP和Baysian方法研究了姬小蜂科的系统发育，对姬小蜂科的单系性及其与其它小蜂科间的关系进行了讨论。