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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries节约
Pronunciation / Transliteration: jié yuē
"节约是一种美德，应当在日常生活中坚持。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality of being economical with money or food; careful management of material resources.
"Through careful budgeting and everyday frugality, they managed to save enough money to buy their first home." - 2
Simplicity and economy in lifestyle and consumption.
"Her lifestyle was characterized by a quiet frugality that rejected unnecessary luxuries and consumerism."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'frugalitas', meaning virtue, character, or thrift, stemming from 'frugalis' (useful, virtuous, thrifty), which ultimately traces back to 'frux' meaning fruit, crops, or value. The term entered English in the late 16th century, shifting semantically from general moral virtue and temperance to specifically denote the careful management of money and resources.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Frugality" is said worldwide
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frugalité
Transliteration: fry.ɡa.li.te
"La frugality est une vertu importante en période de crise économique."
Sparsamkeit
Transliteration: ˈʃpaːɐ̯zamkaɪ̯t
"Seine Sparsamkeit half ihm, schuldenfrei zu bleiben."
frugalità
Transliteration: fru.ɡa.liˈta
"La sua frugalità nello stile di vita era ammirevole."
frugalidad
Transliteration: fru.ɣa.liˈðað
"La frugalidad en el hogar ayuda a reducir gastos innecesarios."
frugalidade
Transliteration: fru.ɡa.liˈda.dʒi
"A frugalidade permitiu-lhe acumular uma boa poupança."
किफ़ायत
Transliteration: kifāyat
"जीवन में किफ़ायत अपनाने से भविष्य सुरक्षित होता है।"
节约
Transliteration: jié yuē
"节约是一种美德，应当在日常生活中坚持。"
검소
Transliteration: geomso
"그의 검소한 생활 태도는 많은 이에게 귀감이 된다."
倹約
Transliteration: ken'yaku
"日々の生活で倹約を心がけることが大切だ。"
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