兩者均可表示“經(jīng)濟(jì)的”，其區(qū)別可簡(jiǎn)單地概括為：前者主要與“財(cái)政”有關(guān)，后者主要與“節(jié)約”有關(guān)。如：
The boy left school for economic reasons. 這男孩因經(jīng)濟(jì)原因而綴學(xué)。
To rent a house is more economical than to buy one. 租房比買房更經(jīng)濟(jì)。
比較：
economic help 經(jīng)濟(jì)援助
economic system 經(jīng)濟(jì)制度
economic state 經(jīng)濟(jì)狀況
economic crisis 經(jīng)濟(jì)危機(jī)
economical car 經(jīng)濟(jì)汽車
economical stove 經(jīng)濟(jì)火爐
economical woman 節(jié)儉的女人 等

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