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fiscal

/ˈfɪskəl/ American
  • adj. 财政的, 国库的
Definition
  • adj. relating to government money, taxes, and public spending
Example
The company's fiscal year ends in March instead of December.
公司的财政年度在三月而不是十二月结束。
Word familyfiscal-

Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析

Compared meaning: related to money and its management (adjective).

比较义项:与金钱/财政管理相关的(形容词)。

  • financial

    General term for anything related to money — personal, business, or economic — used in everyday and professional contexts alike.

    泛指与金钱有关的任何事务——个人、商业或经济方面——日常和专业语境中都可使用。

    She took a class to improve her financial literacy before buying her first house.

    在买第一套房子之前,她上了一门课来提高自己的理财素养。

  • fiscal 本词

    Narrower and more formal term specifically about government revenue, taxation, and public spending, or a company's official accounting year.

    范围更窄、更正式的词,特指政府的税收和公共支出,或公司的官方会计年度。

    The senator introduced new fiscal measures to shrink the government's budget deficit.

    这位参议员提出了新的财政措施来缩减政府的预算赤字。

Financial and fiscal both relate to money. Financial is the general word, for personal, business, or economic money matters, and is neutral in tone. Fiscal is narrower and more formal, specifically about government taxation and public spending, or a company's accounting year.

financial和fiscal在这个意义上都与“钱”有关,但financial泛指个人、企业或经济方面的金钱事务,语域更中性;fiscal专指政府的税收和公共支出,语域更正式、更专业。两词在此均只涉及这一个义项,没有需要排除的其他义项。