finance noun ⇨finance (the Minister of Finance)⇨money1 (finance for education)finance verb ⇨fundfinance
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finance ♦︎ economics ♦︎ bankingThese words all refer to the way in which large amounts of money are managed or organized, especially by a government, company or bank.這些詞均表示財政、金融。■finance [uncountable] the activity of managing money, especially by a government or company財政;金融;財務◆the Minister of Finance財政部長◆Please send all invoices to the finance department.請把所有發票送至財務部門。◆The bank offers advice and guidance on personal finance.銀行提供個人理財方面的建議和指導。◆He's a big wheel in the world of high finance(= finance involving large companies or countries).他是高端金融界的大鳄。 see also finance ⇨ money1, financial ⇨ economic■economics [uncountable, plural] how a society organizes its money, trade and industry; how money influences, or is organized within, an area of business or society經濟學;經濟情況;經濟因素◆He studied politics and economics at Yale.他曾在耶魯大學學習政治學和經濟學。◆Keynesian / Marxist economics凱恩斯主義/馬克思主義經濟學◆The economics of the project are very encouraging.這項工程的經濟情況非常令人鼓舞。 see also economic ⇨ economicNOTE辨析 Finance or economics?Finance is the practical process of managing money. Economics is the theory of how money works. * finance指管理金錢的實際過程,economics指金錢如何運作的理論。■banking [uncountable] the business activity of banks銀行業◆She's thinking about a career in banking.她正在考慮從事銀行業。