sparing

n. saving,thrift,frugality节约，节俭，俭朴。
△Rom.1.1.224 (218): “and in that sparing makeshuge waste；”i. e. her thrift is very wasteful. 为了珍惜她自己，造成了莫大的浪费。
△H.VIII.1.3.59:“in him /Sparing would show a worse sin than ill doctrine.”在他来说，节约就像是比异端邪说还要更严重的罪恶。

---

sparing

p. a.
1.frugal 节省的。
△Com.3. 1.27:“Ay,to a niggardlyhost and more sparing guest.”是的，对于吝啬的主人和更俭约的客人。
2. forbearing to afflict or destroy,treating with mer-cy 宽恕的，留情的。
△R.III. 3.7.192 (193):“Save thatfor reverence to some alive,/I give a sparing limit tomy tongue.”只是为了对于某位活着的人表示尊重，我就话到口边留半句。