名詞 parsimony:

1. extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
   同義詞：parsimoniousness, thrift, penny-pinching
2. extreme stinginess
   同義詞：meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimoniousness, tightness, tightfistedness, closeness

par.si.mo.ny

n.（名詞）
Unusual or excessive frugality; extreme economy or stinginess.
過度節(jié)儉，吝嗇：不尋常的或過度的節(jié)儉；極端的節(jié)約或吝嗇
Adoption of the simplest assumption in the formulation of a theory or in the interpretation of data, especially in accordance with the rule of Ockham`s razor.
儉省，惜墨如金：闡述一個(gè)理論或解釋一個(gè)論據(jù)時(shí)采用最簡(jiǎn)單的設(shè)定方式，尤指符合奧卡姆剃刀的規(guī)律的方式

來源：
Middle English parcimony
中古英語 parcimony
from Latin parsimônia
源自 拉丁語 parsimônia
from parsus [past participle of] parcere [to spare]
源自 parsus [] parcere的過去分詞 [節(jié)約]