economic和economical都是形容詞,不過economic一是指「經濟的」,也就是指跟經濟學(economics)有關的,二是指「有利益的、能獲取利潤的」(able to make a profit);而economical則是指「節省的、經濟實惠的」,指在金錢、時間或精力上很省的意思,一起來看下面的例句與說明吧!
1. economic (adj.)
A. 指與經濟相關的
例:The economic situation in this country is not ideal.
( 這個國家的經濟狀況並不樂觀。)
B. 指有利潤的
例:We stopped importing those goods because they were not economic at all.
( 我們停止進口這些商品,因為它們完全無利可圖。)
例:We have decided to shut down all our branches in France because it’s no longereconomic to keep them.
(我們決定關閉法國所有分店,因為再開下去也沒有利潤。)
2. economical (adj.)指節省經濟的
例:The newly developed car is fairly economical.
( 這輛新研發出來的車相當省油。)
例:The food at the school cafeteria is offered at economical prices.
( 學校自助餐的食物以比經濟實惠的價格提供。)
我們來造個句子練習看看吧!
題目:LED燈比較省錢。
答案(請反白):LED lights are more economical.