1590s, "pertaining to management of a household," perhaps shortened from economical, or else from French économique or directly from Latin oeconomicus "of domestic economy," from Greek oikonomikos "practiced in the management of a household or family" (also the name of a treatise by Xenophon on the duties of domestic life), hence, "frugal, thrifty," from oikonomia "household management" (see economy (n.)). Meaning "relating to the science of economics" is from 1835 and now is the main sense, economical retaining the older one of "characterized by thrift."
economic 英文释义
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. 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"
4. 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"
5. 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"
economic 双语例句
1. The United States plans to tighten the economic sanctions currently in place.
美国计划加大现有经济制裁的力度。
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2. President Castro has warned Cubans to prepare for a profound economic emergency.
卡斯特罗主席已经提醒古巴人民为严重的经济危急状况做准备。
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3. The country's economic plight is strangling its scientific institutions.
该国的经济困境阻碍了其科研机构的工作进展。
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4. The army was ideologically opposed to the kind of economic solution proposed.
军方从意识形态角度出发反对所提议的经济方案。
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5. Last year, economic growth tailed off to below four percent.
去年，经济增长率下降到4%以下。
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economic 实用场景例句
social, economic and political issues
社会、经济和政治问题
牛津词典
economic growth/cooperation/development/reform
经济增长 / 合作 / 发展 / 改革
牛津词典
the government's economic policy
政府的经济政策
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economic history
经济史
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the current economic climate
目前的经济形势
牛津词典
...Poland's radical economic reforms...
波兰彻底的经济改革
柯林斯高阶英语词典
The pace of economic growth is picking up.
经济增长的步伐正在加快。
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The new system may be more economic but will lead to a decline in programme quality.
新系统可能更合算，但是会降低程序质量。
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What do you like to do in your spare time?
空闲时你喜欢干什么?
辞典例句
Economic conditions may lie responsible for the creation of social unrest.
经济状况可能是产生社会不安的根源.
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Experts regarded it as a warning signal of an economic smashup.
专家们把它看作是一场经济灾难的警告信号.
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The government has been bogged down deeper and deeper in political and economic crises.
政府在政治和经济危机中愈陷愈深.
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Europe's economic centre of gravity shifted northwards.
欧洲的经济重心向北移了.
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We laid out the economic guidelines and followed it.
我们制定了经济方针并且遵循它.
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The report on our economic situation is full of doom and gloom.
这份关于我们经济状况的报告充满了令人绝望和沮丧的调子.
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Economic factors determine the progress which a society can make.
经济因素是社会进步的决定因素.
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The doctrine of surplus value is the cornerstone of Marx's economic theory.
剩余价值学说是马克思经济理论的基石.
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Economic trends are running counter to the forecasts.
经济发展的趋势与预测的结果截然相反.
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Our country should accelerate the economic growth.
我国应加快经济增长.
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Investments turned down considerably during the economic crisis.
在经济危机中,投资大大减少了.
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The economic depression hits shipbuilding industry badly.
经济萧条使造船业蒙受严重损失.
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They began a process of economic deflation.
他们开始了一段经济紧缩的过程.
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Agriculture used to be the economic backbone of this country.
农业曾是这个国家的经济支柱.
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The present economic climate works against the smaller companies.
当前的经济气候对小公司不利.
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Remarkable economic results have been achieved.
取得了显著的经济效益.
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the government's abandonment of its new economic policy
