A Scrooge is someone who hates spending money, even when they have plenty. The name comes from Ebenezer Scrooge, the cold old man in Charles Dickens's book A Christmas Carol, who would not give a penny and who treated poor people badly until the story changed him. We borrowed the character's name for that kind of person.

A Scrooge isScrooge 是指 someone who hates spending money,很討厭花錢的人， even when they have plenty.即使他們很有錢也一樣。The name comes from Ebenezer Scrooge,這個名字來自 Ebenezer Scrooge， the cold old man in Charles Dickens's book A Christmas Carol,也就是狄更斯《聖誕頌歌》裡那個冷酷的老人， who would not give a penny他一毛錢都不肯給人， and who treated poor people badly對窮人也很壞， until the story changed him.直到故事把他改變了為止。We borrowed the character's name我們就借用了這個角色的名字， for that kind of person.來稱呼那種人。

Friends say "Don't be a Scrooge" when someone is being tight about a small treat. It can sting, but it is also used with a laugh, any time of year, not only at Christmas.

Friends say 'Don't be a Scrooge'朋友會說「別當個 Scrooge」 when someone is being tight about a small treat.當有人在一件小小的招待上很小氣時。It can sting,這句話可能會刺人， but it is also used with a laugh,但也常常是笑著說的， any time of year, not only at Christmas.一年四季都會說，不是只有聖誕節。

You will usually see a capital S, because it is still a name; some writers use a small s when they mean the type, not the book. There is a verb to scrooge, meaning to be tight with money, but people far more often use the noun.

You will usually see a capital S,你通常會看到大寫的 S， because it is still a name;因為它畢竟還是個名字； some writers use a small s有些作者會用小寫的 s when they mean the type, not the book.當他們指的是那一類人，而不是那本書的時候。There is a verb to scrooge,有一個動詞 to scrooge， meaning to be tight with money,意思是對錢很小氣， but people far more often use the noun.但大家用名詞的頻率遠遠更高。