parsimony

名词 parsimony:

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

par.si.mo.ny

n.（名词）
Unusual or excessive frugality; extreme economy or stinginess.
过度节俭，吝啬：不寻常的或过度的节俭；极端的节约或吝啬
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.
俭省，惜墨如金：阐述一个理论或解释一个论据时采用最简单的设定方式，尤指符合奥卡姆剃刀的规律的方式

来源：
Middle English parcimony
中古英语 parcimony
from Latin parsimônia
源自 拉丁语 parsimônia
from parsus [past participle of] parcere [to spare]
源自 parsus [] parcere的过去分词 [节约]