economy

英 [ɪ'kɒnəmɪ] 美[ɪ'kɑnəmi]
  • n. 经济;节约;理财
  • n. (Economy)人名;(英)伊科诺米

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词态变化


复数: economies;

助记提示


economy经济(依靠农民);

中文词源


economy 经济学

来自PIE*weik, 家,词源同vicinity, village. 字母w脱落。-nomy, 学说,管理。原指管理家的学问,后指经济学。

英英释意


1. the system of production and distribution and consumption
2. the efficient use of resources;
"economy of effort"
3. frugality in the expenditure of money or resources;
"the Scots are famous for their economy"
4. an act of economizing; reduction in cost;
"it was a small economy to walk to work every day"
"there was a saving of 50 cents"

英文词源


economy
economy: [16] The underlying notion contained in the word economy is of ‘household management’. It comes, via French or Latin, from Greek oikonomíā, a derivative of oikonómos, a term for the ‘steward of a household’. This was a compound noun formed from oikos ‘house’ (a word related to the -wich element in many English place-names) and némein ‘manage’ (ultimate source of English antinomian and nomad).

The original sense ‘household management’ was carried through into English. It broadened out in the 17th century to the management of a nation’s resources (a concept at first termed more fully political economy), while the use of the derivative economics for the theoretical study of the creation and consumption of wealth dates from the early 19th century.

=> antinomian, ecology, nomad
economy (n.)
1530s, "household management," from Latin oeconomia (source of French économie, Spanish economia, German Ökonomie, etc.), from Greek oikonomia "household management, thrift," from oikonomos "manager, steward," from oikos "house, abode, dwelling" (cognate with Latin vicus "district," vicinus "near;" Old English wic "dwelling, village;" see villa) + nomos "managing," from nemein "manage" (see numismatic). Meaning "frugality, judicious use of resources" is from 1660s. The sense of "wealth and resources of a country" (short for political economy) is from 1650s.
economy (adj.)
1821 as a term in advertising, at first meant simply "cheaper," then "bigger and thus cheaper per unit or amount" (1950). See economy (n.).

同义词辨析


economic, economical, financial, economy

这些形容词均含有"经济的"之意。

economic: 指与political"政治的"相对而言的"经济的"。

economical: 指与"节约"同义的"经济",含"节约,不浪费"之意。

financial: 指"财务的,金钱的,财政的,财力的"。

economy: 在名词前作形容词用,相当于economical,表"节约的"或"经济实惠的"。

考试真题


Apart from the specific trends highlighted above, which cause some investors to worry, the report portrays an overall optimism borne by the recent healthy real-estate upcycle and improving economy.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

Our continuing failure to deal with the environmental declines that are undermining the world food economy forces me to conclude that such a collapse is possible.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

Today’s shaky economy is likely to prduce m any more such tricks.

出自-2016年6月听力原文

In post-war Japan, the economy wasn’t doing so great, so you couldn’t get everyday-use items like household cleaners, says Lisa Katayama, author of Urawaza, a book named after the Japanese term for clever lifestyle tips and tricks, So people looked for ways to do with what they had.

出自-2016年6月听力原文

They try to stop their economy from going into free-fall.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

They spend that money on other things, which stimulates the economy.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

The global economy is likely to undergo another recession.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

Possible ways to stimulate the global economy.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

One reason is that more countries are big oil producers now, so the nations suffering from the price drop account for a larger share of the global economy.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

Oil importers account for a larger portion of the global economy.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

Lower oil prices have always given a big boost to the global economy.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

Its effects on the global economy go against existing economic laws.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

It still has a chance to give rise to a boom in the global economy.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

In the past, falling oil prices have given a boost to the world economy, but recent forecasts for global growth have been toned down, even as oil prices sink lower and lower.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

In Venezuela, collapsing oil prices have sent its economy into free-fall.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

Does that mean the link between lower oil prices and growth has weakened?Some experts say there are still good reasons to believe cheap oil should heat up the world economy.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

This boosts the local economy considerably because tourists not only buy crafts, but they also use the restaurants and hotels and other services of the area.

出自-2016年12月听力原文

This might be a small change to the way we view work and the office, but the researchers argue that it challenges a widespread characteristic of the economy: work organized by clock time.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

air pollution costs the global economy more than $5 trillion annually in welfare costs, with the most serious damage occurring in the developing world.

2018年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section A

Apart from the specific trends highlighted above, which cause some investors to worry, the report portrays an overall optimism borne by the recent healthy real-estate "upcycle" and improving economy.

2017年6月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C

But respondents had decidedly mixed feelings about what actions make for a better life in the current economy.

2017年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

So economy of expression is foremost.

2016年6月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section C

Some experts say there are still good reasons to believe cheap oil should heat up the world economy.

2016年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

Even Africa and the Middle East, home to economies that are heavily dependent on fossil fuel exports, have enormous potential to develop renewables.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

Very Serious People's attempt to cripple the economy.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

One recent study attempted to calculate the extent of this ecological overshoot of the human economy, and found that we are using 1.2 Earth's-worth of environmental goods and services—the implication being that at some point the debt will be called in, and all those services—the things which the planet does for us for free—will grind to a halt.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

Medical spending, which typically rises faster than wages and the overall economy, is propelled by two things: the high prices charged for medical services in this country and the volume of unnecessary care delivered by doctors and hospitals, which often perform a lot more tests and treatments than a patient really needs.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

It is also the reason why development agencies are not united in their view of environmental issues; while some, like the WRI, maintain that environmental progress needs to go hand-inhand with economic development, others argue that the priority is to build a thriving economy, and then use the wealth created to tackle environmental degradation.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

If our economies are to flourish, if global poverty is to be eliminated and if the well-being of the world's people enhanced—not just in this generation but in succeeding generations—we must make sure we take care of the natural environment and resources on which our economic activity depends.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

But now, as then, powerful forces are ideologically opposed to the whole idea of government action on a sufficient scale to jump-start the economy.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

And that, fundamentally, is why claims that we face huge structural problems have been multiplying: they offer a reason to do nothing about the mass unemployment that is crippling our economy and our society.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

And on reflection, this is not surprising; the single word environment has so many dimensions, and there are so many other factors affecting wealth—such as the oil deposits—that teasing out a simple economy-environment relationship would be almost impossible.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

A surprising thing for the man who runs one of the world's most powerful economies to say? Perhaps; though in the run-up to the five-year review of the Millennium ( ' , 千年的) Goals, he is far from alone.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

A few years later, a large defense buildup finally provided a fiscal stimulus adequate to the economy's needs—and suddenly industry was eager to employ those unadaptable and untrained workers.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

The U.S. is also the only advanced economy that does not guarantee workers paid vacation time, and it's one of only two countries in the world that does not offer guaranteed paid maternity leave.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

In emerging economies, rural communities are bypassing the wires and wooden poles that spread power.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

Add a rapidly changing economy and an uncertain future to this 24/7 connectivity, and you've got a recipe for overwork, according to Phyllis Moen.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

Nor is the global economy forgiving of an American workforce with increasingly weak literacy, math and science abilities.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

In particular, Arum and Roksa found, college students were not developing the critical thinking, analytic reasoning and other higher-level skills that are necessary to thrive in today's knowledge-based economy and to lead our nation in a time of complex challenges and dynamic change.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

That’s bad for the economy, of course.

出自-2015年12月听力原文

Add a rapidly changing economy and an uncertain future to this 24/7 connectivity, and you've got a recipe for overwork, according to Phyllis Moen.

2016年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

Companies play a big role in creating a circular economy, in which value is generating less from extracting new resources and more from getting better use out of the resources we already have.

2019年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

Companies play a big role in creating a circular economy, in which value is generating less from extracting new resources and more from getting better use out of the resources we already have—but they must also get customers engaged in the process.

2019年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

Even in June of 2007, when the economy was still moving ahead, job growth was only 132,000, while turnover was 4.7 million!

2015年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C

If the economy starts to shrink again, Baily says, it would make a strong case for a second stimulus—something the Obama administration hopes will not be necessary.

2016年6月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C

In many of these cities such as Denver, a diverse and vigorous economy attracted to the urban core has offered stable employment for residents.

2017年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

In particular, Arum and Roksa found, college students were not developing the critical thinking, analytic reasoning and other higher-level skills that are necessary to thrive in today's knowledge-based economy and to lead our nation in a time of complex c

2015年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

In the past 12 months, Nigeria has suffered from a shrinking economy, a sliding currency, and a prolonged fuel shortage.

2017年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section A

It is also the reason why development agencies are not united in their view of environmental issues; while some, like the Wri, maintain that environmental progress needs to go hand-in-hand with economic development, others argue that the priority is to bu

2016年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B

Medical spending, which typically rises faster than wages and the overall economy, is propelled by two things: the high prices charged for medical services in this country and the volume of unnecessary care delivered by doctors and hospitals, which often

2016年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

Now, Africa's largest economy is facing a food crisis as major tomato fields have been destroyed by an insect, leading to a nationwide shortage and escalating prices.

2017年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section A

One recent study attempted to calculate the extent of this "ecological overshoot of the human economy", and found that we are using 1.2 Earth's-worth of environmental goods and services—the implication being that at some point the debt will be called in,

2016年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B

simultaneously, technological advancement and global economy has reduced demand for well- paying blue collar jobs here in the United States.

2018年12月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section C

That's bad for the economy, of course.

2015年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C

The U.S. is also the only advanced economy that does not guarantee workers paid vacation time, and it's one of only two countries in the world that does not offer guaranteed paid maternity leave.

2016年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

with the benefit of hindsight, it looks like the Internet will transform the economy at something like the pace of other great inventions like electricity.

2019年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

A study found that a strong nifio in 1997-98 helped America's economy grow by 15 billion, partly because of better agricultural harvest, farmers in the midwest gained from extra rain.

2016年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Arts as an economic driver our communities benefit from arts in terms of economy.

2018年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 填空题 原文

As we move away from an industrial-based economy to a knowledge-based one, office designers have come up with alternatives to the traditional work environments of the past.

2015年高考英语上海卷 选词填空 原文

Friedman points out that the green economy is a chance to keep American strength.

2018年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

How many cans will be used up in a cat's 15-year lifetime in a recycling economy?

2017年高考英语浙江卷(11月) 阅读理解 阅读C 题设

In a recycling economy, we would make one set of 100 cans to start with, then replace them over and over again with recycled cans.

2017年高考英语浙江卷(11月) 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

In a throwaway economy, you would throw away 5, 475 cans over the car's 15-year lifetime.

2017年高考英语浙江卷(11月) 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Leaving aside the birth rate issue, India's economy may take off when the country achieves of educational opportunity.

2017年高考英语江苏卷 任务型阅读 题设

More expressways will be built in sichuan soon to promote the local economy.

2015年高考英语四川卷 单项填空 原文

Television gave another push to the local economy.

2015年高考英语湖北卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

The arts create jobs that help develop the economy.

2018年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 填空题 原文

The change to a media economy started in 1920, when the nederlandse seintoestellen fabriek nsf established a radio factory in hiversum.

2015年高考英语湖北卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

There are solutions that could light a path toward a more sustainable and fair farm economy, but farmers can't clumsily put them together before us.

2018年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

This belief in "post-industrial society" has led those countries to neglect their manufacturing sector with negative consequences for their economies.

2019年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Ways of arts' promoting our economy arts activity demands an joint/collective effort.

2018年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 填空题 原文

As the economy picks up, opportunities will abound for aspiring leaders.

出自-2011年考研阅读原文

Yes , there has been a budding economic recovery since the 2008 global crash , but in key indicators in areas such as health and education , major economies have continued to decline.

出自-2017年考研阅读原文

That misses the way the surveillance economy works.

出自-2018年考研阅读原文

Against a backdrop of drastic changes in economy and population structure, younger Americans are drawing a new 21st-century road map to success, a latest poll has found.

2016年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

But the headlong push into bachelor's degrees for all—and the subtle devaluing of anything less—misses an important point: That's not the only thing the American economy needs.

2018年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Despite graduating into the best economy in the past 50 years, Gen Zs know what an economic train wreck looks like.

2020年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Enhanced security measures since then, combined with a rise in airline travel due to the improving economy and low oil prices, have resulted in long waits at major airports such as Chicago's O'Hare International.

2017年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

For now it appears the economy is creating jobs at a decent pace.

2015年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

For one thing, it is very slow compared to the pace of change within the digital economy.

2018年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

In other words, they all share a view that the international tax system has failed to keep up with the current economy.

2020年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

In our rapidly changing economy, we more than ever need people in the workplace who can take initiative and exercise their imagination "to respond to unexpected events".

2014年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

In some ways the scientific publishing model resembles the economy of the social internet: labour is provided free in exchange for the hope of status, while huge profits are made by a few big firms who run the market places.

2020年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

since technology has such an insatiable appetite for eating up human jobs, this phenomenon will continue to restructure our economy in ways we can't immediately foresee.

2014年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

The booming economy seems to have done little to assuage this underlying generational sense of anxious urgency, especially for those who have college debt.

2020年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

The efforts of America's highest-earning 1% have been one of the more dynamic elements of the global economy.

2020年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

The job security that the US economy once offered to high school graduates has largely evaporated.

2018年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

The power and ambition of the giants of the digital economy is astonishing - Amazon has just announced the purchase of the upmarket grocery chain Whole Foods for $13.5 billion, but two years ago Facebook paid even more than that to acquire the WhatsApp me

2018年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

They are energetic participants in a global economy driven by the flow of work, money and ideas.

2013年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

When the government talks about infrastructure contributing to the economy the focus is usually on roads, railways, broadband and energy.

2014年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Yet officials also hope for a much larger benefit: more long term decision-making not only by banks but also by all corporations, to build a stronger economy for future generations.

2019年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

词组搭配


economy of scale

a proportionate saving in costs gained by an increased level of production

规模经济

economy of scope

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

实用场景例句


an economy fare (= the cheapest)
经济舱票价

牛津词典

We need to make substantial economies.
我们需要厉行节约。

牛津词典

It's a false economy to buy cheap clothes (= it seems cheaper but it is not really since they do not last very long) .
买便宜衣服实际上划不来。

牛津词典

She writes with a great economy of words (= using only the necessary words) .
她写作文字非常简练。

牛津词典

The economy is in recession.
经济处于衰退之中。

牛津词典

the world economy
世界经济

牛津词典

a market economy (= one in which the price is fixed according to both cost and demand)
市场经济

牛津词典

Ireland was one of the fastest-growing economies in Western Europe in the 1990s.
在20世纪90年代爱尔兰是西欧经济发展最快的国家之一。

牛津词典

(British English)We're on an economy drive at home (= trying to avoid waste and spend as little money as possible) .
我们正在家里实行勤俭节约。

牛津词典

Buy the large economy pack (= the one that gives you better value for money) !
买这大包的实惠装吧!

牛津词典

to fly economy (class) (= by the cheapest class of air travel)
乘坐经济舱

牛津词典

Zimbabwe boasts Africa's most industrialised economy.
津巴布韦是非洲工业化程度最高的经济体。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The Japanese economy grew at an annual rate of more than 10 per cent.
日本经济以年增长率超过10%的速度增长。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...improvements in the fuel economy of cars...
汽车节油方面的改进

柯林斯高阶英语词典

There was mostly silence. I have never known such economy with words.
大部分时候都是沉默,我还从未见过如此惜字如金的情形。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

They will make economies by hiring fewer part-time workers.
他们将通过减少雇用兼职工人来节省开支。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...an economy pack containing 150 assorted screws.
内含150枚各种螺丝的经济装

柯林斯高阶英语词典

A cheap bed can be a false economy...
便宜的床看似省钱,其实可能不然。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

It seems a false economy to me to cut down on libraries.
在我看来,减少图书馆的数量并不是真正的节约。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The collection was supplemented by regular donations of books.
这个收藏通过定期的书籍捐赠而得到扩充.

期刊摘选

He goes for its full, delicious flavors. I go for its economy.
他欣赏它的浓郁和可口的味道. 我则欣赏它的便宜.

《简明英汉词典》

A growing economy covers a multitude of sins for the government.
蓬勃的经济为政府掩盖种种见不得人的东西.

《简明英汉词典》

She preached economy as the best means of solving the crisis.
她倡导说节约是解决危机的最佳方法.

《简明英汉词典》

We should increase production and practise strict economy.
我们应当增加生产,厉行节约.

《简明英汉词典》

Their national economy is stagnant.
他们的国家经济停滞不前.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

The prognosis for the economy is uncertain.
对经济的前景预测还不确定.

《简明英汉词典》

As the economy develops, the living conditions of the people have been improved accordingly.
经济发展了, 人民的生活水平也随着提高了.

《现代汉英综合大词典》