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economical 音标拼音: [ ,ɛkən'ɑmɪkəl] [ ,ikən'ɑmɪkəl]
a. 节俭的,经济的,合算的 节俭的,经济的,合算的 economical adj 1: 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" [ synonym: { economic}, { economical}] 2: of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth; " economic growth"; " aspects of social, political, and economical life" [ synonym: { economic}, { economical}] 3: avoiding waste; " an economical meal"; " an economical shopper"; " a frugal farmer"; " a frugal lunch"; " a sparing father and a spending son"; " sparing in their use of heat and light"; " stinting in bestowing gifts"; " thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "` scotch' is used only informally" [ synonym: { economical}, { frugal}, { scotch}, { sparing}, { stinting}] Economic \ E` co* nom" ic\ (?; 277), Economical \ E` co* nom" ic* al\, a. [ F. [' e] conomique, L. oeconomicus orderly, methodical, Gr. ? economical. See { Economy}.] 1. Pertaining to the household; domestic. " In this economical misfortune [ of ill- assorted matrimony.]" -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Relating to domestic economy, or to the management of household affairs. [ 1913 Webster] And doth employ her economic art And busy care, her household to preserve. -- Sir J. Davies. [ 1913 Webster] 3. Managing with frugality; guarding against waste or unnecessary expense; careful and frugal in management and in expenditure; -- said of character or habits. [ 1913 Webster] Just rich enough, with economic care, To save a pittance. -- Harte. [ 1913 Webster] 4. Managed with frugality; not marked with waste or extravagance; using the minimum of time or effort or resources required for effectiveness; frugal; -- said of acts; saving; as, an economical use of money or of time; an economic use of home heating oil. [ WordNet sense 3] [ 1913 Webster WordNet 1. 5] 5. of or pertaining to the national or regional economy; relating to political economy; relating to the means of living, or the resources and wealth of a country; relating to the production or consumption of goods and services of a nation or region; as, economic growth; economic purposes; economical truths; an economic downturn. [ 1913 Webster] These matters economical and political. -- J. C. Shairp. [ 1913 Webster] There was no economical distress in England to prompt the enterprises of colonization. -- Palfrey. [ 1913 Webster] Economic questions, such as money, usury, taxes, lands, and the employment of the people. -- H. C. Baird. [ 1913 Webster] 6. Regulative; relating to the adaptation of means to an end. -- Grew. [ 1913 Webster] 7. of or pertaining to economics. economic theory [ WordNet 1. 5] 8. profitable. Opposite of { uneconomic}. [ WordNet sense 4] [ WordNet 1. 5 PJC] 9. avoiding waste; as, an economical meal. Opposite of { wasteful}. Syn: frugal, scotch, sparing, stinting, thrifty. [ WordNet 1. 5] Note: Economical is the usual form when meaning frugal, saving; economic is the form commonly used when meaning pertaining to the management of a household, or of public affairs. [ 1913 Webster] 56 Moby Thesaurus words for " economical": Scotch, budget, canny, careful, chary, cheap, cheeseparing, close, conservative, conserving, easy, economic, economizing, economy, forehanded, frugal, inexpensive, labor- saving, low, low- priced, manageable, mean, miserly, moderate, modest, money- saving, niggardly, nominal, parsimonious, penny- pinching, penny- wise, penurious, politico- economic, provident, prudent, prudential, reasonable, saving, scrimping, sensible, shabby, shoddy, skimping, socio- economic, spare, sparing, stingy, thrifty, tight, tight- fisted, time- saving, token, unexpensive, unwasteful, within means, worth the money
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