Monetarism is a belief about how to run a country's economy. People who hold this belief say the most important job for the government, or the central bank, is to control the amount of money in the country — how much is printed, how much sits in banks, how easy it is to borrow. If there is too much money, they say, prices will rise; if they keep the money supply limited, the economy will stay healthier.

Monetarism貨幣主義 is是 a belief一種信念, about how to run a country's economy關於怎麼管理一個國家的經濟。People who hold this belief持這種信念的人 say認為 the most important job政府或央行最重要的工作 for the government, or the central bank(政府或中央銀行), is就是 to control the amount of money控制國內的貨幣數量 in the country, — how much is printed印了多少錢, how much sits in banks銀行裡放了多少, how easy it is to borrow借錢有多容易。If there is too much money如果錢太多, they say他們認為, prices will rise物價就會上漲; if they keep the money supply limited如果把貨幣供給控制住, the economy will stay healthier經濟就會比較健康

It is a specialist word from economics, used in news and textbooks, not at the dinner table. It became famous in the late twentieth century, especially with governments that tried to fight high prices by tightening money.

It它 is是 a specialist word一個經濟學的專業術語 from economics, used in news and textbooks用在新聞和教科書裡, not at the dinner table而不是在餐桌上。It它 became famous出名 in the late twentieth century在二十世紀晚期, especially with governments尤其是那些政府 that tried to fight high prices試圖對抗高物價 by tightening money靠收緊貨幣

Though actually, even people who use the word argue about how much that control really works, and about what the amount of money even means now, when so much of it is numbers in a phone, not notes in a wallet.

Though actually不過其實, even people who use the word連用這個詞的人 argue都在爭論 about how much that control really works這種控制到底有多有效, and而且也在爭論 about what the amount of money even means now現在所謂的「貨幣數量」到底是什麼意思, when既然 so much of it is numbers in a phone現在很多錢只是手機裡的數字, not notes in a wallet而不是錢包裡的鈔票

A person who believes this is a monetarist.

A person who believes this相信這套理論的人 is就是 a monetarist貨幣主義者(monetarist)