low-cost
/ˌləʊ ˈkɒst/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌləʊ ˈkɔːst/ (ame, ipa)
low-cost — 形容詞
1. describes a product, service, or option whose price is not high, usually because
低價的
價格低於平均水準的
describes a product, service, or option whose price is not high, usually because it is set below the average or expected price.
The Watanabe family booked a low-cost flight to Osaka for the spring holiday.
渡邊一家訂了飛往大阪的低價航班，準備度春假。
collocation: low-cost flight
Dr. Okonkwo opened a low-cost clinic in a rural village to help poor patients.
Okonkwo 醫生在鄉村開了一間低價診所，幫助貧困病人。
attributive: low-cost + noun for a service
Many students choose low-cost housing near campus so they can save on rent.
許多學生選擇學校附近的低價住處，這樣可以省下房租。
The city launched a low-cost meal programme for senior citizens on a fixed income.
市政府推出了一項低價餐飲計劃，服務收入固定的老年人。
This low-cost smartphone has all the basic features a beginner needs.
這款低價智慧型手機具備初學者需要的所有基本功能。
- cheap
more general and more common, but can suggest low quality
- inexpensive
neutral in tone; does not imply poor quality
- affordable
focuses on being within someone's budget rather than just being low-priced
- budget
used before a noun to describe the cheapest version of something (budget hotel, budget airline)
- economical
emphasises good value and saving money over time rather than just a low price
- expensive
costing a lot of money
- costly
more formal, also can mean causing loss or difficulty
- high-priced
direct opposite in terms of price level
文法句型
low-cost + noun (flight / housing / option / service / carrier)
be + low-cost
用法筆記
Unlike cheap, which often suggests poor quality, low-cost is neutral or positive, focusing only on the price being below the usual level. It is very common in business and travel contexts.