Deflation
“Deflation”是一个名词,主要有两个含义:
- 通货紧缩:物价下降、货币价值上升的经济现象
- 放气:放气的过程
- The deflation caused economic problems. (通货紧缩造成了经济问题。)
- Deflation can hurt businesses. (通货紧缩可能伤害企业。)
- The deflation of the tire was slow. (轮胎的放气很慢。)
“Deflation”来自动词 “deflate”(放气,紧缩),加上后缀 “-ion”(名词后缀,表示动作)。
- 前缀:de-(降低)
- 词根:flat-(吹)
- 后缀:-ion(名词后缀)
“Deflation”常用于描述物价下降的经济现象,在经济学、金融和日常对话中经常使用。
- 动词形式:deflate(放气,紧缩)
可以将 “deflation” 与 “inflate”(充气,膨胀)联系起来,两者是反义词。
When the economy went into deflation, prices kept dropping and people stopped spending - they were waiting for prices to go even lower. Deflation sounds good because things get cheaper, but it can actually hurt the economy because businesses make less money and people lose jobs.
当经济进入通货紧缩时,价格不断下降,人们停止消费——他们等待价格进一步下降。通货紧缩听起来不错,因为东西变得更便宜,但它实际上可能伤害经济,因为企业赚的钱更少,人们失去工作。