inexpensive与cheap这两个形容词均含“便宜的、价廉的”之意。
inexpensive : 指商品价格公道，数量和价格相当。
- It's an inexpensive perfume.
这种香水不贵。
cheap : 普通用词，既可指物美价廉，又可指价格低但质量却不怎么样。
- I got a cheap flight at the last minute.
我在最后一刻买到了一张便宜的机票。 - Food is usually cheaper in supermarkets.
超市里的食物通常要便宜些。 - Children and the elderly are entitled to cheap train tickets.
儿童和老人可以享受廉价火车票。 - The system is simple and cheap to operate.
这个计划实施起来简单又省钱。 - During times of mass unemployment, there's a pool of cheap labour for employers to draw from.
在人们大批失业的时候，有大量廉价劳动力供雇主选用。 - In a war, human life becomes very cheap (= seems to be of little value).
战争期间，人命变得很不值钱。 - I go to the cheapest hairdresser's in town.
我去城里收费最便宜的那家理发店理发。
