(informal)mean (非正式)吝啬的,小气的 you've been too mingy with the sunscreen. 你太吝惜防晒油了。 ■unexpectedly or undesirably small 小得令人吃惊的,少得可怜的 a mingy kitchenette tucked in the corner. 挤在角落里小得可怜的厨房。
派生 mingily adverb 语源
early 20th cent.: perhaps a blend of mean and stingy