Word · Frequency #28384
expansionary
扩张性的；发展性的；展开性的
Causing or relating to expansion, especially of economic activity or policy.
- 1.
That promotes or exhibits expansion.
扩张性的；促进扩张的
扩张性的；促进扩张的；扩张性的；发展性的；展开性的
In use
The government introduced an expansionary budget to boost consumer spending.
An expansionary monetary policy usually lowers interest rates to encourage borrowing.
Economists debated whether the expansionary plan would cause inflation.
expansionary [noun]
常修饰 policy、measures、budget 等经济政策类名词。
The government announced a new round of expansionary fiscal measures.
政府宣布了一轮新的扩张性财政措施。
be expansionary
作表语时强调状态或性质，主语多为 stance、policy、effect。
The central bank's monetary stance is expansionary this year.
今年央行的货币政策立场是扩张性的。
Common mistakes
The central bank adopted an expansionary.The central bank adopted an expansionary policy.
expansionary 是形容词，不能单独作宾语，必须修饰一个名词，例如 policy。
The government's expansive fiscal measures stimulated the economy.The government's expansionary fiscal measures stimulated the economy.
expansive 意为“广阔的；开朗的”，而 expansionary 特指“扩张性的”，用于描述刺激经济增长的政策，二者不可混用。
The expansionary of the economy is slow.The expansion of the economy is slow.
这里需要名词 expansion 作主语，不能用形容词 expansionary；表示“经济的扩张”应使用名词形式。
Connections
Collocations
- expansionary policy
- 扩张性政策
- The government has implemented an expansionary policy to increase consumer spending.政府已经实施了一项扩张性政策以增加消费者支出。
- expansionary fiscal policy
- 扩张性财政政策
- Expansionary fiscal policy often involves higher public spending and tax cuts.扩张性财政政策通常涉及增加公共支出和减税。
- expansionary monetary policy
- 扩张性货币政策
- The central bank used expansionary monetary policy by lowering interest rates.中央银行通过降低利率来实施扩张性货币政策。
- expansionary measures
- 扩张性措施
- The government introduced expansionary measures to create more jobs.政府推出扩张性措施以创造更多就业机会。
- expansionary budget
- 扩张性预算
- The finance minister unveiled an expansionary budget for the coming year.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
expansionary 由 expand（扩张）加 -ionary 组成，想象经济像气球一样不断扩张，记住“扩张性的、发展性的”之意。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：经济学、政策讨论、学术写作 通常用于描述旨在促进经济增长的政策或措施，多出现于经济、政治或学术讨论中。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些单词都与 expansionary 有相同的拼写结尾 -ionary，并都以非重读的 /ʃəneri/ 结尾；但它们都不是同韵词，因为重音位置不同。expansionary 的重音在 /spæn/，而其他词的重音在不同的音节上。注意：它们只是拼写相似的形似词，发音并不相同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.