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practicalities

/prak-ti-kal-i-tee/US // ˌpræk tɪˈkæl ɪ ti //

实际情况,实事求是,实用性,现实情况

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural prac·ti·cal·i·ties.

    • : the quality of being adapted or designed for actual use; usefulness or convenience:Your home furniture choices should be based on practicality, durability, and beauty.
    • : interest in or inclination toward actual work or activity as opposed to theories or ideas:My mother was an entrepreneur whose tremendous vision, teamed with her practicality, “moved mountains.”
    • : a detail or consideration involved in putting something into action:She talked with culinary students about their dreams as well as the practicalities of launching a food business.
    • : the constraints or demands of real life or actual implementation:Economy and practicality dictate that we can't save every green space from development.
    • : the quality or fact of relating to actual activity, especially ordinary or everyday activity:I appreciate the real-world practicality of the question, “What does it mean to be a father?”

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Examples

  • That’s why practicality and affordability are now my biggest priorities when I’m shopping for a new pair.

  • She also has a strong focus on practicalities and avoids getting defensive when questioned.

  • The practicality of how that will work out is a different issue.

  • The ample faux leather-wrapped padding on both the headband and the ear cups make them very comfortable to wear, even for longer sessions, which is great for work from home practicality.

  • Still, the authors write, such a mission may be approaching practicality.

  • The naysayers that Hoffman encountered along the way still have questions about the practicality of the vaccine he is creating.

  • Contributions are going to be a lot less about ideology, and a lot more about practicality.

  • All that notwithstanding, when did practicality have much leverage on a boardwalk?

  • The union was driven as much by practicality as it was by love, says Kole.

  • And they suggested a certain practicality that gilded rooms cannot.

  • This invention has recently been brought to the stage of practicality by the United States Navy.

  • It gives a practicality, a something-you-can-touch-and-feel feeling to think in that way.

  • In Carrie's report of her work there was a ruthless practicality which was rare and which instantly won Susan's approval.

  • He is inclined to look at everything from the standpoint of its practicality and is neither stingy nor extravagant.

  • His is a practical nature and his practicality is expressed here as in everything else.