false economy
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˌfɒls ɪˈkɒn.ə.mi]
- 美式音标 [ˌfɑːls ɪˈkɑː.nə.mi]
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基本解释
- 假实惠。
同根派生
英汉例句
- Buying cheap household appliances is a false economy - they're twice as likely to break down. 买廉价的大件家用电器只是表面实惠——它们出故障的几率高了一倍。
noun [ C usually singular ]
英英字典
- an action that saves money at the beginning but, over a longer period of time, results in more money being wasted than being saved