英语词汇hetty green的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	hetty green
词源	Hetty Green. One of America’s most outrageous misers was the notorious Henrietta (“Hetty”) Green, who had a balance of over $31 million in the bank yet was so cheap that her son had to have his leg amputated because he received no medical treat- ment while she shopped around for a free medical clinic. Hetty, who left an estate of $94 million, was famous for not spending a cent if she didn’t have to.
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