This is the adverb of uneconomical — it describes HOW something is done: in a way that wastes money, fuel, or materials, so the cost outweighs the return. A factory can be run uneconomically. Land can be farmed uneconomically. A heater can burn fuel uneconomically.

This is the adverb of uneconomical這是uneconomical的副詞 it describes HOW something is done它形容的是某件事『怎麼』被做的 in a way that wastes money, fuel, or materials用一種浪費金錢、燃料或材料的方式 so the cost outweighs the return使得成本超過了回報 A factory can be run uneconomically一間工廠可以被uneconomically地經營 Land can be farmed uneconomically土地可以被uneconomically地耕種 A heater can burn fuel uneconomically暖爐可以uneconomically地燒燃料

Because adverbs attach to verbs, you will nearly always find this word next to a verb of doing or running: operate uneconomically, run uneconomically, produce uneconomically. Be honest with yourself about how rare it is.

Because adverbs attach to verbs因為副詞是接在動詞上的 you will nearly always find this word next to a verb of doing or running你幾乎總會看到這個字接在表示『做』或『經營』的動詞旁邊 operate uneconomically, run uneconomically, produce uneconomically像operate uneconomically、run uneconomically、produce uneconomically Be honest with yourself about how rare it is老實說它其實相當罕見

It is a long word, it is formal, and it lives mostly in business reports, engineering documents, and government papers. In ordinary speech and in most student writing, people go around it — 'the plant was losing money', 'the old car uses too much petrol', 'it costs more than it's worth'. Those sound better than forcing the adverb in.

It is a long word, it is formal這是個長字，也很正式 and it lives mostly in business reports, engineering documents, and government papers主要出現在商業報告、工程文件和政府公文裡 In ordinary speech and in most student writing在日常對話和大多數學生寫作裡 people go around it人們會繞開這個字 'the plant was losing money'像the plant was losing money 'the old car uses too much petrol'或the old car uses too much petrol 'it costs more than it's worth'或it costs more than it's worth Those sound better than forcing the adverb in這些說法聽起來都比硬塞這個副詞進去要好

There is also a small point worth knowing: you sometimes see it used to mean 'unprofitably' and sometimes 'wastefully', and those are not quite the same. A well-run charity spends money without profit, but not wastefully. Because of that slight blur, careful writers often prefer to say plainly what they mean.

There is also a small point worth knowing還有一個小地方值得知道 you sometimes see it used to mean 'unprofitably'你有時會看到它用來表示unprofitably（不賺錢） and sometimes 'wastefully'有時又表示wastefully（浪費） and those are not quite the same而這兩者並不完全一樣 A well-run charity spends money without profit一個經營良好的慈善機構花錢不求利潤 but not wastefully但並不浪費 Because of that slight blur正因為這一點模糊 careful writers often prefer to say plainly what they mean謹慎的作家常常寧可直接說清楚自己的意思