形容詞 frugal:

1. avoiding waste
   同義詞：economical, scotch, sparing, stinting

1. As far as oil energy is concerned, we cannot be too frugal.
   就石油能源而言，我們愈節(jié)省愈好。
2. Not frugal; generous.
   不節(jié)儉的; 慷慨大方的
3. Cautious in spending money; frugal.
   節(jié)儉的使用錢財時謹慎的; 節(jié)儉的
4. They lived a very frugal existence, avoiding all luxuries.
   他們生活非常儉樸，力避奢侈。
5. I had a frugal meal of bread and cheese last night.
   我昨晚吃了只有面包和奶酪的便餐。

fru.gal

adj.（形容詞）
Practicing or marked by economy, as in the expenditure of money or the use of material resources.See Synonyms at sparing
節(jié)儉的：花錢或使用物質(zhì)資料時精打細算參見 sparing
Costing little; inexpensive:
廉價的：花錢少的；不貴的：
例句：
a frugal lunch.
便宜的午餐

來源：
Latin frôg3lis [virtuous, thrifty]
拉丁語 frôg3lis [有道德的，節(jié)儉的]
from frôx frôg- [fruit, virtue]
源自 frôx frôg- [水果，道德]

【引伸】
frugal.ity
fru.gally
adv.（副詞）