uneconomical

形容词浪费的，效率低的，不节约的

形容词economical

1. 不经济：此外,我们还将看到,交易成本有时相对于交易价值是相当高的,以至于使交易行为变得不经济(uneconomical). 在这样的情况下,权利的初始分配也就成了终极分配. 不幸的是,将财产权分配给对其具有更高价值的一方作为一种经济上的解决办法并非是完美无缺的.

2. 不经济的：不经济的uneconomic 38 | 不经济的uneconomical 38 | 不道德地unethically 41

1. 不能盈利的；没有效益的；不经济的
    If you say that an action, a method, or a product is uneconomical, you mean that it does not make a profit.

    e.g. It would be uneconomical to send a brand new tape...
           寄一盘新磁带过去不合算。
    e.g. The methods employed are old-fashioned and uneconomical...
           采用的方法很老套，没什么效益。

1. Less traveling does not necessarily means less emission because uneconomical route choices, the carrying airline and other means of transport make a big impact.

2. But the prohibitive cost of lifting thousands of tons of equipment into space makes it uneconomical.

3. However, the costs of producing ethanol are still so high that production would be uneconomical.

4. Most ships have a lifespan of a few decades before the wear is so great that refitting and repair becomes uneconomical.

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