今日单词

inflation

中文释义

通货膨胀(名词)

英文释义

(noun)  a general rise in the prices of services and goods in a particular country, resulting in a fall in the value of money; the rate at which this happens.

Example:

1. The impact of inflation over the social economic environment of a country is one of the core questions in macroeconomic theory.

宏观经济理论研究的核心问题之一是通货膨胀对社会经济发展与政治稳定的影响。

2. The rate of inflation is just the tip of the iceberg. It might mean the beginning of a serious recession.

通货膨胀的程度只是冰山一角，这也许代表经济严重萧条的开始。

今日短语

consumer surplus

中文释义

消费者剩余

英文释义

the difference between the total value consumers receive from consuming a particular product and the total amount they pay for it.

Example:

1. Consumer surplus is the value to a consumer of consumption of a good, minus the price paid.

消费者剩余指的是消费者购买一件商品所得到价值，减去购买这件商品的费用。

2. Among the total utility one gains from public or quasi-public goods, consumer surplus often contributes unignorably as a fairly great part.

在人们从公共物品或准公共物品所获得的总效用当中，消费者剩余往往占很大比重。