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Fiscally means 'as far as government money is concerned' — taxes, public spending, national debt, the budget. It is the adverb of 'fiscal'.
Fiscally財政上 means 'as far as government money is concerned'意思是「就政府的財政來說」 — taxes, public spending, national debt, the budget像是稅收、公共支出、國債、預算。It is the adverb of 'fiscal'它是'fiscal'的副詞形式。
You use it to say from which angle you are judging something: 'The plan is fiscally sound' means the money side of it works, whatever else you may think of it. 'Fiscally responsible' means careful with public money — not spending more than comes in. 'Fiscally conservative' is a very common phrase in , and it is worth knowing that it describes an attitude to spending, not the whole of someone's ; a person can be fiscally conservative and liberal on everything else.
You use it to say from which angle you are judging something你會用它來表示你是從哪個角度在評斷一件事: 'The plan is fiscally sound' means the money side of it works「The plan is fiscally sound」意思是這個計畫在財務面是行得通的, whatever else you may think of it不管你對它其他方面有什麼看法。'Fiscally responsible' means careful with public money「Fiscally responsible」意思是對公共資金很謹慎 — not spending more than comes in不會花得比收進來的還多。'Fiscally conservative' is a very common phrase in politics「Fiscally conservative」是政治上很常見的一個說法, and it is worth knowing that it describes an attitude to spending, not the whole of someone's politics值得知道的是,它形容的是對花錢的態度,而不是一個人整體的政治立場; a person can be fiscally conservative and liberal on everything else一個人可以在財政上保守,但在其他方面都很自由派。
This is a newspaper and word. You will read it far more often than you will say it, and it sits in business writing too, where it slides a little from 'the government's money' toward 'money matters generally' — 'fiscally strong company'. grumble about that stretch, but everyone understands it.
This is a newspaper and politics word這是一個常出現在報紙和政治上的字。You will read it far more often than you will say it你會更常在文字上讀到它,而不是自己說出口, and it sits in business writing too它也會出現在商業文章裡, where it slides a little from 'the government's money' toward 'money matters generally'在那裡它的意思會稍微從「政府的錢」滑向「泛指金錢方面的事」 — 'fiscally strong company'像是「fiscally strong company」,也就是財務體質強健的公司。Purists grumble about that stretch講究純正用法的人會抱怨這種延伸用法, but everyone understands it但大家都聽得懂。
One thing that trips people up: in American English a 'fiscal year' is a company's or a government's accounting year, which often does not start in January. So 'fiscal' there is not always about government at all. Taiwan's 會計年度 is the same idea.
One thing that trips people up有一件事很容易讓人搞混: in American English a 'fiscal year' is a company's or a government's accounting year在美式英文裡,'fiscal year'是一間公司或政府的會計年度, which often does not start in January而這個會計年度通常不是從一月開始。So 'fiscal' there is not always about government at all所以這裡的'fiscal'不見得跟政府有關。Taiwan's 會計年度 is the same idea台灣的「會計年度」講的是同一個概念。
組成fiscal + -ly. The '-ly' turns an adjective into an adverb, meaning 'in that way' or 'from that point of view'. 'Fiscal' itself came from Latin 'fiscus', which first meant a basket or purse, then the state's money box.
同家族的字
- fiscalthe adjective this is built from
- confiscateshares the Latin 'fiscus' — to take something into the state's treasury
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
fiscallyadv
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In a fiscal manner; concerning finance
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。