(1) 經(jīng)濟(jì)(上)的 (having to do with economy; economic)?
(2) 節(jié)儉(約)的，經(jīng)濟(jì)的，合算的 (careful in the use of money，time，energy，etc; not wasteful) [A+prep(with/in/of)]： an～car/person/style of writing 經(jīng)濟(jì)型車(chē)/節(jié)儉的人/簡(jiǎn)練的寫(xiě)作風(fēng)格; be～of energy/time 節(jié)省能源/時(shí)間; A good manager is～in the use of his funds/with the use of his funds. 一個(gè)好的經(jīng)理在使用資金時(shí)非常節(jié)省。
→?eco′nomically adv 經(jīng)濟(jì)地(上);
【注意】雖然economic和economical都表示節(jié)儉，合算，但人們?cè)谑褂迷撛~義時(shí)只用economical，如：an economical housekeeper (節(jié)儉的持家人); 而economic 則用于經(jīng)濟(jì)(上)的，如：the country's economic policy (國(guó)家的經(jīng)濟(jì)政策)。