in a way that relates to economics or finance 在经济(学)上 [sentence adverb]the region is important economically. 该地区的经济地位重要。 ■in a way that involves careful use of money or resources 节俭地,节约地 the new building was erected as economically as possible. 这个新建筑是本着最节约的精神建造的。 ■in a way that uses no more of something than is necessary 不浪费地;简练地,简洁地 a precis aims to express a passage more economically. 提要就是要将一段文章更加简洁地表达出来。