| 单词 | economy |
| 释义 | economy /i kon"euh mee/, n. , pl. economies, adj. , adv. n. 1. thrifty management; frugality in the expenditure or consumption of money, materials, etc. 2. an act or means of thrifty saving; a saving: He achieved a small economy by walking to work instead of taking a bus. 3. the management of the resources of a community, country, etc., esp. with a view to its productivity. 4. the prosperity or earnings of a place: Further inflation would endanger the national economy seriously. 5. the disposition or regulation of the parts or functions of any organic whole; an organized system or method. 6. the efficient, sparing, or concise use of something: an economy of effort; an economy of movement. 7. See economy class. 8. Theol. a. the divine plan for humanity, from creation through redemption to final beatitude. b. the method of divine administration, as at a particular time or for a particular race. 9. Obs. the management of household affairs. adj. 10. intended to save money: to reduce the staff in an economy move. 11. costing less to make, buy, or operate: an economy car. 12. of or pertaining to economy class: the economy fare to San Francisco. adv. 13. in economy-class accommodations, or by economy-class conveyance: to travel economy. [1520-30; ( < MF economie) < L oeconomia < Gk oikonomía household management, equiv. to oîko(s) house + -nomia -NOMY] Syn. 1. thriftiness, thrift, saving. Ant. 1. lavishness, extravagance, wastefulness. |
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