economic和economical都是形容词,不过economic一是指「经济的」,也就是指跟经济学(economics)有关的,二是指「有利益的、能获取利润的」(able to make a profit);而economical则是指「节省的、经济实惠的」,指在金钱、时间或精力上很省的意思,一起来看下面的例句与说明吧!
1. economic (adj.)
A. 指与经济相关的
例:The economic situation in this country is not ideal.
( 这个国家的经济状况并不乐观。)
B. 指有利润的
例:We stopped importing those goods because they were not economic at all.
( 我们停止进口这些商品,因为它们完全无利可图。)
例:We have decided to shut down all our branches in France because it’s no longereconomic to keep them.
(我们决定关闭法国所有分店,因为再开下去也没有利润。)
2. economical (adj.)指节省经济的
例:The newly developed car is fairly economical.
( 这辆新研发出来的车相当省油。)
例:The food at the school cafeteria is offered at economical prices.
( 学校自助餐的食物以比经济实惠的价格提供。)