ming詞根

詞根ming+字尾y，中文意思是adj. 吝嗇的卑鄙的少得可憐的卑賤的

My godmother never gives me anything but mingy ten shillings at Christmas.我的教母除了在聖誕節很吝嗇地給我十個先令外什麼也不給我。

You're mingy to give me such a small piece of cake.你真小氣，就給我這麼一小塊蛋糕。