区别辨析inexpensive与cheap

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。