标题: Manhattan例题Economic 和economical在句子中的用法。求教 [打印本页] 作者: wnj 时间: 2013-3-25 09:26 标题: Manhattan例题Economic 和economical在句子中的用法。求教 My decision to drive a hybrid car was motivated by economic considerations.
Economical considerations motivated my decision to drive a hybrid car.
解释说虽然economical是efficient的意思，看起来贴近作者想表达的他想要一个efficient automobile.但是，正确答案是Economic considerations ——that is , monetary considerations.