Thriftily is the adverb from thrifty: it describes DOING something in a careful, non-wasteful way with money or resources. You live thriftily, shop thriftily, manage a household thriftily.

Thriftily is the adverb from thriftyThriftily是thrifty的副詞： it describes DOING something它形容的是做某件事的方式， in a careful, non-wasteful way用小心、不浪費的方式 with money or resources來用錢或資源。 You live thriftily你可以節儉地過生活、 shop thriftily節儉地買東西、 manage a household thriftily節儉地持家。

The word keeps the warm colour of thrift — it praises the person, saying they are wise and unwasteful, not that they are stingy. It is a slightly bookish word; in speech people more often say "carefully with money," "on a budget," or "cheaply" — though note that "cheaply" can suggest poor quality, which thriftily never does.

The word keeps the warm colour of thrift這個字保留了thrift溫暖的色彩—— it praises the person它稱讚的是這個人， saying they are wise and unwasteful說他們聰明、不浪費， not that they are stingy而不是說他們小氣。 It is a slightly bookish word這是個稍微書面一點的字； in speech people more often say "carefully with money," "on a budget," or "cheaply"口語裡人們更常說'carefully with money'（花錢小心）、'on a budget'（照預算來）、或'cheaply'（省錢地）， though note that "cheaply" can suggest poor quality不過要注意'cheaply'可能暗示品質不好， which thriftily never does而thriftily從來不會有這個意思。

A useful sense to notice: thriftily often carries a hint of skill and even pride. Someone who cooks thriftily is not just spending little; they are getting a good meal out of little, which is something to admire.

A useful sense to notice有個值得注意的意味： thriftily often carries a hint of skill and even pridethriftily常常帶有一點技巧、甚至自豪的意味。 Someone who cooks thriftily一個thriftily做菜的人， is not just spending little不只是花得少， they are getting a good meal out of little而是用很少的東西做出一頓好菜， which is something to admire這是值得讚賞的事。

It can also stretch beyond money to any resource — using water thriftily, using words thriftily.

It can also stretch beyond money to any resource它也可以延伸到金錢以外的任何資源—— using water thriftily節省地用水、 using words thriftily節省地用字。