utilitarian 详细解释

utilitarian

[.ju:tili'tɛəriən]

adj.功利的, 实用的
n.功利主义者

词义辨析

同义参见:

utility  practical  

英英释义

名词 utilitarian:

someone who believes that the value of a thing depends on its utility

形容词 utilitarian:

having a useful function

同义词：useful

having utility often to the exclusion of values

补充

utilitarianutilitarian英:[ˌju:tiliˈtɛəriən] 美:[juˌtɪlɪˈtɛriən]adj.1.有效用的; 实用的

例句

1. Bruce's office is a corner one, utilitarian and unglamorous.布鲁斯的办公室在角落里, 不起眼但却实用。 2. a utilitarian theorist.功利主义理论家。 3. utilitarian furniture/objects实用的家具/物件 4. a utilitarian argument/view功利主义的论点/观点

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