ungenerous
adjective uk/ʌnˈdʒen.ər.əs/ us/ʌnˈdʒen.ər.əs/
吝啬的,不大方的,不慷慨的
not willing to give money, help, kindness, praise, etc. to other people, or only willing to give a little
an ungenerous welfare benefits system 一个并不宽松的福利制度
It is not being ungenerous to the team to suggest that it, too, has many weak points. 说这个团队也有很多弱点,并非是对团队求全责备。
Opposite: generous
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- The account pays an ungenerous 0.5% rate of interest.
- He clearly had a passion for music, so why was he such an ungenerous critic?
- There is a saying that a rich man who is ungenerous is like a tree without fruit.
- The article attempts to explain why we have in recent years become so ungenerous to migrants and refugees.