他的吝啬如此出名，甚至拒绝开暖气，宁愿裹着毯子发抖。

His parsimony was so famous that he refused to turn on the heater, preferring to shiver under blankets.

parsimony 是名词，来自形容词 parsimonious（吝啬的）。这个词源于拉丁语 parsus（节约的），指过度节俭或不愿意花钱的状态，常带有贬义，表示"吝啬、小气"。