Word · Frequency #10692
inflationary
通货膨胀的；引起通货膨胀的
relating to or causing inflation
- 1.
Causing or liable to cause inflation.
引起或可能引起通货膨胀的。
- 2.
Of or relating to inflation.
与通货膨胀有关的；通货膨胀的。
引起或可能引起通货膨胀的。；与通货膨胀有关的；通货膨胀的。；通货膨胀的；通货膨胀倾向的
In use
The government introduced new policies to control inflationary pressures on food prices.
Many economists worry that the recent wage increases could be inflationary.
During the inflationary period, families found it harder to save money.
inflationary + noun
inflationary 最常作定语，修饰 effect、pressure、spiral 等抽象名词。
Economists are worried about the inflationary effects of the new tax cuts.
经济学家担心新减税措施的通货膨胀效应。
be + inflationary
作表语时意为“会引发通货膨胀的”。
Many analysts say the current policy is inflationary.
许多分析人士认为目前的政策会引发通货膨胀。
become + inflationary
用 become 等系动词时，强调转向通货膨胀的状态或趋势。
Connections
Collocations
- inflationary pressures
- 通货膨胀压力
- The central bank is worried about rising inflationary pressures.中央银行担心不断上升的通货膨胀压力。
- inflationary spiral
- 通货膨胀螺旋
- The country is caught in an inflationary spiral of rising wages and prices.该国陷入了工资和物价上涨的通货膨胀螺旋。
- inflationary expectations
- 通货膨胀预期
- Higher inflationary expectations can make inflation harder to control.较高的通货膨胀预期会使通货膨胀更难控制。
- inflationary impact
- 通货膨胀影响
- The tax cut may have an inflationary impact on the economy.减税可能对经济产生通货膨胀影响。
- inflationary environment
- 通货膨胀环境
- Businesses struggle to plan in an inflationary environment.在通货膨胀环境中，企业难以制定计划。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
inflation（膨胀）加上形容词后缀-ary，就是“通货膨胀的”；想象气球不断胀大，价格也跟着上涨。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：economic news、academic economics、policy discussions 该词通常用于经济、金融或政策讨论等比较正式的书面语境，日常口语中更常直接说“物价上涨”等表达。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 inflationary /ɪnˈfleɪʃənəri/ 发音真正押韵的词有 stationary 和 probationary，重读元音同为 /eɪ/，后面均为 /ʃənəri/。注意 stationary 与 stationery 同音但拼写不同。dictionary、revolutionary、discretionary 虽然都以 -tionary 结尾，但重读元音分别为 /ɪ/、/uː/、/e/，不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.