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utilitarian

/yoo-til-i-tair-ee-uhn/US // yuˌtɪl ɪˈtɛər i ən //UK // (juːˌtɪlɪˈtɛərɪən) //

功利性,功利主义,功利性的,功利的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : pertaining to or consisting in utility.
    • : having regard to utility or usefulness rather than beauty, ornamentation, etc.
    • : of, relating to, or adhering to the doctrine of utilitarianism.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an adherent of utilitarianism.

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Examples

  • Whether you want a classic design, a utilitarian look, or something resembling a page from an interior design magazine, we found some options that can improve your laundry area aesthetics.

  • Most successful e-commerce marketplaces are extremely utilitarian.

  • Sometimes, the most charming — or utilitarian — aspects of these books aren’t even the recipes.

  • Note the power source—a noisy combustion engine—and utilitarian design.

  • But, according to the utilitarian, you’ve still got to deal with another issue.

  • Is that a utilitarian approach—that you need to understand how institutions have changed to understand the way they are?

  • He even dresses Foster like one of his male heroes—her tank top utilitarian, without gender.

  • Everything is meant to be utilitarian and efficient, at the expense of relaxation or comfort.

  • The problem is that professional intelligence is mechanical and functional – utilitarian.

  • The available options were utilitarian and only came in a few colors.

  • He finished his strictly utilitarian household labor and went off up the flat to the sluice boxes.

  • His old enemy, the utilitarian theory, had taken subtle root in his affections.

  • It was impossible, he thought, on utilitarian principles to make men work for the happiness of the many.

  • It is the intense appreciation of this truth that gives the Mosaic institutions so practical and utilitarian a character.

  • Helen thought his utilitarian dislike of idleness was open to this objection, but it was not the time to urge Bob's cause.