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economics

noun
 
🔊/ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪks/, 🔊/ˌekəˈnɒmɪks/
🔊/ˌiːkəˈnɑːmɪks/, 🔊/ˌekəˈnɑːmɪks/
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  1.  
    [uncountable] the study of how a society organizes its money, trade and industry经济学
    • He studied politics and economics at Yale.他曾在耶鲁大学学习政治学和经济学。🔊🔊
    • Keynesian/Marxist economics凯恩斯主义／马克思主义经济学
    • trends in modern economics现代经济学趋势
    see also home economicsTopics Moneyb2, Educationb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • applied
    • theoretical
    • classical
    • …
    phrases
    • a school of economics
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    [plural, uncountable] the way in which money influences, or is organized within, an area of business or society经济情况；经济因素；经济意义
    • The economics of the project are very encouraging.这项工程的经济情况非常令人鼓舞。🔊🔊
    • The economics of maintaining a safe environment are not just the concern of the government.维持安全环境的经济学不仅是政府关注的问题。
    3. Word Originlate 16th cent. (denoting the science of household management): from economic + the plural suffix -s, originally on the pattern of Greek ta oikonomika (plural), the name of a treatise by Aristotle. Current senses date from the late 18th cent.