英语词汇“economic”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	economic
释义	ec·o·nom·ic \\|ekə\|nämik, \|ēk-, -mēk\ adjective also ec·o·nom·i·cal \-mə̇kəl, -mēk-\ Etymology: economic from Late Latin oeconomicus of or relating to a divine dispensation, from Late Greek oikonomikos, from Greek, skilled in the management of a household, frugal, from oikonomos steward + -ikos -ic; economical from Late Latin oeconomicus + English -al — more at economy 1. usually economical, archaic : of or relating to a household or its management : of or relating to a divine dispensation or system of government 2. usually economical : given to thrift < a sturdy, handsome, high-colored woman … economical and sensible — Carl Van Doren > : productive of saving < sea power is the … most economical form of military power — Time > : sparing in quantity (as of words) < a style as economical and exact as a theorem in geometry — Richard Harrity > 3. a. : of or relating to the science of economics < rejected the economic doctrines of Ricardo > : of, relating to, or concerned with the production, distribution, and consumption of commodities < a program to prevent inflation and economic collapse > < a council of economic advisers > : material < moved exclusively by economic motives > b. : having practical or industrial significance, uses, or application < the economic plants of a region > : affecting or liable to affect material resources or welfare < two economic pests were intercepted by … inspectors during recent weeks — Farm Chemicals > c. : operated or produced on a profitable basis : producing an excess of returns over expenditures < reactor types which might be developed to produce economic power — U.S. Code > : capable of or liable to profitable exploitation < economic beds of phosphate are found only under marine conditions — A.M.Bateman > : profitable < barely economic, since she paid a nurse almost as much as she made herself — Elizabeth Janeway > Synonyms: see sparing
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