economical學測 L4KK [ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪkəl] ｜ /ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪkəl/
節省的；不浪費的·有效率的；精簡的
常考詞，與 economic 極易混淆
My grandmother is very economical; she never throws away food that is still good.
我奶奶非常節省，從不丟掉還能吃的食物。
一個畫面：捏緊錢包精算
捏緊錢包手緊抓錢包，不隨便花錢
精打細算仔細衡量，用最少資源做到最多
義項
持家省錢C1adjective節省的；不浪費的
This small car is economical, so it saves us a lot of money every month.
這台小車很省，每個月能幫我們省下不少錢。
an economical caran economical choice
分秒必爭C1adjective有效率的；精簡的
Tom is economical with his time, so he never wastes a minute.
湯姆很懂得善用時間，從不浪費一分一秒。
economical with timeeconomical with words
片語
an economical car省油代步車 →省油又划算的車
an economical choice精算之選 →省錢又划算的選擇
economical with time分秒不浪費 →有效率地運用時間
你會不會這樣說？
The article discusses ___ policies affecting the country's growth. (economical / economic)
看答案
economic
economic 指經濟的，economical 指省錢的，字尾一線之隔。
'Tom is economical with his time.' 這裡的 economical 最接近？(A) 省錢 (B) 有效率地運用
看答案
(B)
此句形容善用時間不浪費，對應「有效率的；精簡的」義項。
字族
economy 經濟；節省・economically 節省地；有效率地・economic 經濟的；與economical不同義
順路看看
efficient — 著重效率而非省錢，用途更廣affordable — 指『買得起』，不是『省著用』多益練習
本區為多益情境練習，與上方釋義獨立編寫
情境例句
辦公室紙張使用
Printing internal handouts on both sides is an economical use of paper.
內部講義採雙面列印，是節省紙張的用法。
專案進度報告
The project manager is economical with words in her weekly updates.
這位專案經理在每週的進度報告中用詞精簡。
詞族
economical adjective 節省資源的；精簡的・economically adverb 節省資源地・economize verb 節約；節省資源・economy noun 節約；資源的有效利用
四選一
The team arranged the furniture ____ to make the best use of the limited office space.
看答案
economically
完整句需要副詞 economically 修飾 arranged，表示以節省空間的方式配置家具。economy 是名詞；economize 是動詞，不能直接接在此處形成第二個謂語；economical 是形容詞，無法在此修飾配置家具的動作。
同義改寫
Printing internal handouts on both sides is an economical use of paper. → Printing internal handouts on both sides uses paper efficiently.
此處 economical 強調紙張不浪費，uses paper efficiently 保留了有效利用紙張的意思。
The project manager is economical with words in her weekly updates. → The project manager uses concise wording in her weekly updates.
economical with words 在此表示用詞精簡；uses concise wording 保留了表達簡潔的意思。