"Economic" 和 "economical" 看上來非常相似,很多人因此把它們混淆了。
Economic 的意思是:經濟上的,經濟學的。它是一個形容詞,來自 economy 這個名詞。例子有:
economic issues = 經濟問題
economic growth = 經濟增長
economic development = 經濟發展
economic climate = 經濟形勢
economic depression = 經濟蕭條
e.g. They bought a second-hand car for economic reasons.
那麼 economical 呢?
Economical 的意思是:實惠的,節約的,節儉的。例子有:
an economical car to run = 省油的汽車
an economical use of time = 節省時間
an economical housewife = 一個節儉的家庭主婦
e.g. It would be more economical to buy more things in one go.
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