uneconomic

/ˌʌnˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk/ (bre, ipa) · [ənˌɛkənˈɑmɪk] /ˌʌnˌiːkəˈnɑːmɪk/ (ame, ipa) · [ənˌɛkənˈɑmɪk] /ˌən-ˌe-kə-ˈnä-mik How to pronounce uneconomic (audio) -ˌē-kə-/ (ame, mw)

uneconomic — 形容詞

  • uneconomicpositive
  • more uneconomiccomparative
  • most uneconomicsuperlative

1. bringing in so little money that a business, route, or project is no longer wort

1.形容詞C2
釋義

不賺錢

賺不到足夠利潤的

bringing in so little money that a business, route, or project is no longer worth keeping open

例句

Owen kept the corner shop open, but rising rent made it uneconomic.

Owen 一直撐著那間街角小店，但上漲的租金讓它變得不賺錢。

make + business + uneconomic

After fuel prices jumped, the fishing route became uneconomic for small boats.

燃料價格一上漲，這條捕魚航線對小船來說就變得不賺錢了。

become uneconomic after costs rise

同義詞
  • unprofitable

    closest general synonym; more common in everyday business English

  • loss-making

    focuses on actually losing money, often in reports

  • nonviable

    broader and more formal; can include practical failure beyond profit

反義詞
  • profitable

    earning enough money to justify continuing

  • viable

    able to keep operating successfully in practical terms

文法句型

become/remain uneconomic

make + business/service + uneconomic

用法筆記

Usually used for businesses, services, routes, or projects rather than for single objects. It often follows verbs like 'become', 'remain', and 'make'.

常見錯誤

❌My phone is uneconomic.
✅Repairing my phone is uneconomic.
💡the word usually describes an activity, service, or business, not an object by itself.
❌The farm is expensive, so it is uneconomic.
✅The farm is uneconomic because it cannot earn enough money.
💡'uneconomic' means not financially worth continuing, not simply costly.

2. using more time, money, fuel, or material than a sensible method should use, so

2.形容詞C2
釋義

浪費的

耗用超過必要資源的

using more time, money, fuel, or material than a sensible method should use, so the process wastes resources

例句

Shirin said printing every email was uneconomic and filled the bins by noon.

Shirin 說把每封電子郵件都印出來很浪費，而且中午前就把垃圾桶塞滿了。

activity judged wasteful

The factory's old oven is uneconomic because it burns too much gas.

這座工廠的舊烤爐很浪費，因為它會燒掉太多瓦斯。

uneconomic because it uses excess fuel

同義詞
  • wasteful

    plainest synonym; stresses unnecessary loss of resources

  • inefficient

    broader; can mean slow or poorly organized as well as wasteful

  • extravagant

    suggests using more money or material than is reasonable

反義詞
  • economical

    using only the amount of money or material that is needed

  • efficient

    achieving the result without wasting time or resources

文法句型

be + uneconomic

prove uneconomic

用法筆記

This sense focuses on wasting resources, not on whether a business earns profit overall. It often describes methods, equipment, or routines that use too much fuel, labour, time, or material.

常見錯誤

❌The printer is uneconomic because nobody buys our products.
✅The printer is uneconomic because it uses too much ink.
💡this sense is about wasteful use of resources, not low sales.
❌The manager was uneconomic with time.
✅The manager's system was uneconomic and wasted staff time.
💡the adjective usually describes a process or method, not a person's character.