economic

英 [ˌiːkə'nɒmɪk] 美 [ˌiːkə'nɑːmɪk]

• adj. 经济学的；经济的；有利可图的

双解释义

adj. (形容词)

1. [A]经济的,经济学的

   connected with trade, industry, and the management of money; of economics

2. 合算的,有经济效益的

   profitable

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 经济的，经济上的
2. 经济学的
3. 有利可图的，合算的，有盈利的，有经济效益的
4. 实用的
5. 节俭的，节省的，节约的
6. 故意隐瞒的
7. 产供销的

n. 名词

1. [-s]经济学

英英释义

Adjective:

1. of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth;

   "economic growth"
   "aspects of social, political, and economical life"
   

2. of or relating to the science of economics;

   "economic theory"
   

3. using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness;

   "an economic use of home heating oil"
   "a modern economical heating system"
   "an economical use of her time"
   

4. concerned with worldly necessities of life (especially money);

   "he wrote the book primarily for economic reasons"
   "gave up the large house for economic reasons"
   "in economic terms they are very privileged"
   

5. financially rewarding;

   "it was no longer economic to keep the factory open"
   "have to keep prices high enough to make it economic to continue the service"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. Economic analysis displays its effectiveness in tackling pollution.
   通过对污染税的经济学分析可以看出其较强的治理效果。
2. They had led the country into economic disaster.
   他们把国家带入了经济灾难中。
3. The threat of an economic depression hangs over the world.
   经济衰退的威胁笼罩着世界。
4. The economic sanctions could not prevent the development of that country.
   经济制裁不能阻碍那个国家的发展。
5. It is not always economic for buses to run on Sundays.
   公共汽车星期日行驶不一定准能赚钱。（《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》）

常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. We gave up the house because of economic considerations.
   出于经济上的考虑,我们放弃了这栋房屋。
2. Cotton is the economic plants of this region.
   棉花是这个地区的经济作物。
3. The country was in a bad economic state.
   那个国家的经济状况恶化了。

用作表语

S+be+～

1. The airline says this route is no longer economic , so they're going to discontinue it.
   航空公司说这条航线不再赚钱,因此他们准备关闭。

用作宾语补足语

S+V+O+～

1. There was uranium in sufficient quantity to make mining economic.
   铀的矿藏量丰富,值得进行开采。

经典引文

• It hadn't the remotest connection with..economic necessity, it was..self-indulgence.

  出自： J. Braine

• The main economic drawback of the diesel carsits pricesremains.

  出自：Which?

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

• economic advantage〔agreement, base〕 经济优势〔协定,基础〕
• economic crisis〔development, policy〕 经济危机〔发展,政策〕
• economic state〔system〕 经济状况〔体制〕

词义辨析

adj. (形容词)

economic, economical, economy, financial

• 这四个词都可以表示“经济的”。economic除指“经济的”(即与国计民生有关的)外,还表示“经济上有收益的,有利可图的”; economical指“节约的,精打细算的”; financial指“财政的,财务的,财力的”; economy作形容词用在名词前面,构成名词短语,其含意相当于economical。

词源解说

• ☆ 16世纪90年代进入英语，直接源自古典拉丁语的oeconomicus；最初源自古希腊语的oikonomikos。

近反义词

【近义词】

• business
• cheap
• economical

【反义词】

• expensive
• uneconomic