economy

経済

国や地域で、資源を使い、物を生産し、お金を稼いだり使ったりする仕組み。

やさしい英語で： The way a country or community uses resources, produces goods, and earns and spends money.

• The economy is growing.
• Tourism supports the local economy.
• Many businesses struggled when the economy slowed down.

類義語： economic system

よく使う表現： global economy, local economy, economy grows, strong economy

エコノミークラス

飛行機や列車の、標準的な座席があり料金が安い区画。

やさしい英語で： The section of a plane or train with standard seats and lower ticket prices.

• Our seats are in economy.
• Economy was full on that flight.
• They upgraded us from economy to business class.

類義語： economy class, coach

よく使う表現： in economy, economy class, economy seats, economy ticket

節約、倹約

お金や時間、材料を無駄にせず、大切に使うこと。

やさしい英語で： Careful use of money, time, or materials so that little is wasted.

• Economy was essential because money was scarce.
• The new car offers better fuel economy.
• For reasons of economy, we share an office.

使い方： economy of something (Her writing shows great economy of words.)

類義語： thrift, frugality

反対語： waste, extravagance

よく使う表現： fuel economy, economy of words, reasons of economy, practise economy

市場経済

企業が自由に競争し、売買の需要と供給で主に価格が決まる仕組み。

やさしい英語で： A system in which businesses compete freely and prices depend mainly on what people buy and sell.

• The country has a market economy.
• Prices change freely in a market economy.
• They moved from state control toward a market economy.

類義語： market system, free enterprise system

反対語： planned economy

よく使う表現： market economy, free market economy, competitive market economy

神の経綸

宗教の教えで、神が世界に秩序を与え、導くあり方。

やさしい英語で： The way God orders and guides the world, according to religious teaching.

• The book explores the divine economy.
• The theologian described God's economy as a plan for humanity.
• They discussed the role of grace in the economy of salvation.

類義語： divine plan

よく使う表現： divine economy, economy of salvation, God's economy

経済的な、割安な

購入や使用の費用が少ない、または値段の割に得られるものが多い。

やさしい英語で： Costing little to buy or use, or giving a lot for the money spent.

• We bought an economy car.
• The economy pack contains twice as much soap.
• They chose the economy model to save money.

類義語： economical, budget, low-cost

反対語： expensive

よく使う表現： economy car, economy pack, economy size, economy model

エコノミークラスで

旅客機の、標準的な座席がある料金の安い区画で。

やさしい英語で： In the standard, lower-priced section of a passenger plane.

• We usually fly economy.
• She travelled economy to keep costs down.
• Would you fly economy on such a long flight?

類義語： economy class, coach

よく使う表現： fly economy, travel economy, always fly economy