摘要：“经济适用男”这个词源自政府补贴为低收入家庭修建住房的“经济适用房”一词。你知道怎么用英语表达吗?

The word "budget husband" originates from the word "budget housing" (jingji shiyong fang), government subsidized public housing for low-income households.

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

Nonetheless, a budget husband is, according to Baidu, the new ideal among Chinese female white-collar workers.

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.

“经济适用男”这个词源自政府补贴为低收入家庭修建住房的“经济适用房”一词。

“经济适用男”主要特征之一就是“普通”：不丑也不太帅，不穷也不会太有钱。简而言之就是一个词：平庸。

但根据百度信息显示，“经济适用男”现在是中国女白领们最理想的对象。

“经济适用男”很可靠，不论是经济上还是情感上都非常值得依赖。他们会老实待在家照顾家人，不泡吧不搞婚外情。

【讲解】

文中的###budget husband翻译为“经济适用男”，其中budget用作名词的基本意思是“预算”,指计划着怎样花钱，如expense budget 开支预算。类似的表达：budget housing经济适用房，budget wife 经济适用女。