economy
economy
(pl. -ies)
economy of scale
(pl. -ies)
- the wealth and resources of a country or region, especially in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services
经济
■a particular system or stage of an economy
经济制度，经济结构；经济情况
the less-developed economies.
较不发达的经济状况。
a free-market economy.
自由市场经济。 - [mass noun]careful management of available resources
充分利用，节约，节省
fuel economy.
燃料的充分利用。
■sparing or careful use of something
节省，简练，简洁
economy of words.
语言简练。
■[count noun](一般作 economies)a financial saving
财政节约
there were many economies to be made by giving up our offices in central London.
放弃我们在伦敦市中心的办公室可以在许多方面节约开支。
■(亦作 economy class)the cheapest class of air or rail travel
（客机或列车的）经济舱，经济座（票价最低廉）
we flew economy.
我们乘的是经济舱。
- [attrib.](of a product) offering the best value for money
（产品）经济的，合算的，廉价的
an economy pack of soap flakes.
一包经济装肥皂。
■designed to be economical to use
节约型（设计）的，经济型的
a new 1.1 litre economy engine.
一台1.1升新型节油发动机。
economy of scale
- a proportionate saving in costs gained by an increased level of production
规模经济
- a proportionate saving gained by producing two or more distinct goods, when the cost of doing so is less than that of producing each separately
范围经济，范畴经济，纵深经济
- late 15th cent. (in the sense 'management of material resources'): from French économie, or via Latin from Greek oikonomia 'household management', based on oikos 'house' + nemein 'manage'. Current senses date from the 17th cent
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