這兩天微博上瘋傳“經(jīng)濟(jì)適用女”的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，從身高到收入，可謂面面俱到；之前經(jīng)濟(jì)適用男的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)也曾讓不少人爭(zhēng)相對(duì)號(hào)。在白富美、高富帥真假難辨的今天，經(jīng)濟(jì)適用男女對(duì)很多人來(lái)說(shuō)倒更顯穩(wěn)當(dāng)妥帖。

"Budget wife" is the female counterpart of "budget husband," a concept introduced at least four years ago. The 2009 publication of the book Me and My Budget Husband popularized the term, and its 2012 transformation into a TV drama series fueled the term's further spread.

經(jīng)濟(jì)適用女（budget wife）是經(jīng)濟(jì)適用男（budget husband）的對(duì)照版，經(jīng)濟(jì)適用男這一概念至少出現(xiàn)在四年前。2009年，一本名為《我和我的經(jīng)濟(jì)適用男》的書(shū)讓這個(gè)說(shuō)法得到普及，而2012年這本書(shū)改編的電視劇讓這個(gè)詞被更多人熟知。

The word "budget husband" originates from the word "budget housing", government subsidized public housing for low-income households. As the name implies, budget husbands' economic power trails that of "diamond husbands" -- intelligent, educated, rich, and well-mannered men from respectable families. Nonetheless, a budget husband is the new ideal among Chinese female white-collar workers.

“經(jīng)濟(jì)適用男”一詞來(lái)源于“經(jīng)濟(jì)適用房”，即政府為低收入家庭出資提供的公共性住房。由名字可以看出，經(jīng)濟(jì)適用男的經(jīng)濟(jì)實(shí)力不如那些“鉆石男”，即來(lái)自上流家庭、聰明、有學(xué)識(shí)、有錢且有修養(yǎng)的男子。不過(guò)，經(jīng)濟(jì)適用男據(jù)說(shuō)是中國(guó)女性白領(lǐng)們新近的理想對(duì)象。

One of the main characteristics of a budget husband is that he be "normal." Not ugly but not too handsome; neither poor nor rich. In short: mediocre.

經(jīng)濟(jì)適用男一個(gè)主要的特點(diǎn)是“普通”。不丑但也不會(huì)太帥，不窮也不算有錢。簡(jiǎn)而言之就是，平凡。

But this mediocrity promises stability. Budget husbands are reliable, both financially and emotionally. They will loyally stay at home and take care of the house; they will not go out to bars or have extramarital affairs. (Source: .theatlantic.com)

不過(guò)，這種平凡卻能保證穩(wěn)定。經(jīng)濟(jì)適用男們不管從經(jīng)濟(jì)上還是情感上都比較可靠。他們會(huì)乖乖待在家，照看家里，不會(huì)出去泡吧，也不會(huì)有婚外戀。

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