单词 | economic |
释义 | economic (once / 78 pages) 1adj 2adj If you describe something as economic, then it relates to the economy. And the economy? It's all about money, honey. The adjective economic, meaning “pertaining to management of a household,” first developed in the 1590’s and might remind you of "Home Economics" classes where you once learned to cook and sew. Usually though, we use economic to describe things relating to finance. It’s not the same as financial, but if you’re talking about a town or country whose finances are in dire straits, it’s ok to say "economic ruin." WORD FAMILYeconomic: economically, microeconomic, uneconomic+/economical: uneconomical/economise: economised, economiser, economises, economising/economiser: economisers/economist: economists/economize: economized, economizer, economizes, economizing/economizer: economizers/economy: economic, economical, economies, economise, economist, economize/uneconomic: uneconomically USAGE EXAMPLESFor those of us who pay attention to economic statistics, Mr. Obama walked into the worst economic crisis in recent history. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Meanwhile, markets will be driven up and down as much by Donald Trump’s impulsive tweets as by economic reality. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) But there are also many stories of fantastic economic failure. Salon(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1adj of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth economic growth Syn economical 2adj of or relating to the science of economics economic theory 3adj concerned with worldly necessities of life (especially money) 2he wrote the book primarily for economic reasons gave up the large house for economic reasons in economic terms they are very privileged Syn secular, temporal, worldly characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world 1adj using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness an economic use of home heating oil Syn economical efficient being effective without wasting time or effort or expense 2adj 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 Syn profitable yielding material gain or profit |
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