Word
tightfisted
吝啬的；小气的
unwilling to spend or give money; stingy
- 1.
unwilling to part with money
吝啬的,不愿意花钱的
吝啬的,不愿意花钱的；吝啬的
In use
My uncle is so tightfisted that he never buys anyone a drink.
She has a tightfisted attitude toward charity and rarely donates.
He became more tightfisted after losing his job.
be tightfisted
基本用法，表示人吝啬。
He is very tightfisted.
他非常吝啬。
be tightfisted with sth
表示在某方面吝啬。
She is tightfisted with her money.
她对钱很吝啬。
be tightfisted in doing sth
表示在某个行为上吝啬。
They are tightfisted in giving donations.
他们在捐款时很吝啬。
Common mistakes
He is a tightfisted person.He is tightfisted.
形容词'tightfisted'本身已包含'人'的含义，无需重复使用'person'，直接修饰主语即可。
He tightfisted his money.He is tightfisted with his money.
'tightfisted'是形容词，不能直接用作动词；需使用系动词'be'，并在表示'在某方面吝啬'时搭配介词'with'。
He is tightfisted to spend money.He is tightfisted with money.
错误使用了不定式结构；形容词'tightfisted'后应接介词'with'引出相关领域，而非接动词不定式表示目的。
Connections
Collocations
- tightfisted person
- 吝啬的人
- He is such a tightfisted person that he never treats his friends to dinner.他是个非常吝啬的人，从不请朋友吃饭。
- tightfisted attitude
- 吝啬的态度
- Her tightfisted attitude towards charity donations disappointed everyone.她对慈善捐款的吝啬态度让所有人失望。
- tightfisted with money
- 在钱上吝啬
- My grandfather is very tightfisted with money, always looking for the cheapest option.我的祖父对钱非常吝啬，总是找最便宜的选择。
- tightfisted about spending
- 在开销上吝啬
- The company is tightfisted about spending on employee benefits.这家公司在员工福利开销上很吝啬。
- tightfisted policy
- 吝啬的政策
- The government's tightfisted policy on public services has drawn criticism.政府在公共服务上的吝啬政策招致了批评。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
tight（紧的） + fist（拳头）→ 攥紧拳头不肯给钱，就是吝啬。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：financial discussions、personal criticism、formal writing 这个词比较正式，多用于书面批评或财务讨论，口语中较少使用。
Grammar Note
常与with连用，表示在某方面吝啬
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'fisted', 'twisted', and 'listed' share the '-isted' ending but may not rhyme perfectly with 'tightfisted' due to different initial sounds.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.