B: I'm not surprised. He's known as a cheapskate.是什么意思？

B: I'm not surprised. He's known as a cheapskate.

我并不感到惊讶.他是有名的“小气鬼”.

not

adv. 不，[用以表示否定、否认、拒绝、禁止等]不是，几乎不，未必，没有[用于否定后面的词或短语]；

例句
It became very clear that the incident was not just an aberration, it was not just a single incident.
事实已经很清楚，这件事不是偶发的，它并不是一起孤立的事件。

surprised

adj. 惊奇的，惊讶的，觉得奇怪的，感觉意外的；

例句
She had been surprised at how amiable and polite he had seemed.
看到他如此和蔼可亲、彬彬有礼，她非常惊讶。

known

adj. 大家知道的，已知的，知名的，向某人作自我介绍；v. 知道( know的过去分词 )，看到过，听到过，经历过；

例句
I've known clients of mine go to absurd lengths, just to avoid paying me a few pounds...
我知道我的一些客户就为了少付我几英镑，可谓无所不用其极。

as

adv. 同样地，一样地，例如；prep. 作为，以…的身份，如

例句
As far as I can recall, Patti was a Smith.
我记得帕蒂是姓史密斯的。

cheapskate

n. <美俚>守财奴，吝啬

例句
That cheapskate took his date to a cafeteria.
那个小气鬼居然把女友带到自助餐馆约会.