utilitarian

英 [ˌjuːtɪlɪˈteəriən]

美 [ˌjuːtɪlɪˈteriən]

adj.  实用的; 功利的; 实惠的; 实用主义的; 功利主义的
n.  功利主义者; 实用主义者

复数：utilitarians　

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Collins.1 / BNC.12417 / COCA.12219

牛津词典

adj.

• 实用的；功利的；实惠的
  designed to be useful and practical rather than attractive
• 实用主义的；功利主义的
  based on or supporting the ideas of utilitarianism

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 功利主义的；实利主义的
  Utilitarianmeans based on the idea that the morally correct course of action is the one that produces benefit for the greatest number of people.
  1. It was James Mill who was the best publicist for utilitarian ideas on government.
     詹姆斯·米尔是政府功利主义思想的最具代表性的人物。
  2. Autilitarianis someone with utilitarian views.
     功利主义者；实利主义者
  3. One of the greatest utilitarians was Claude Helvetius.
     最伟大的功利主义者之一就是克劳德·爱尔维修。
• ADJ-GRADED （物品、建筑等）实用的
  Utilitarianobjects and buildings are designed to be useful rather than attractive.
  1. Bruce's office is a corner one, utilitarian and unglamorous.
     布鲁斯的办公室在角落里，实用而普通。

英英释义

noun

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

adj

• having a useful function
  1. utilitarian steel tables
  Synonym:useful
• having utility often to the exclusion of values
  1. plain utilitarian kitchenware

双语例句

• It was James Mill who was the best publicist for utilitarian ideas on government.
  詹姆斯·米尔是政府功利主义思想的最具代表性的人物。
• But the marriage fits their needs in a utilitarian sense.
  而婚姻（本身）则实用地满足了二人的需要。
• With economical development of the village community, the interpersonal communication is trending from unsophisticated etiquette towards utilitarian contacts.
  随着村落社会经济的发展，人们之间的人情交往逐渐由礼俗化趋向于功利化。
• There is no "ism" in the world that transcends utilitarian considerations; in class society there can be only the utilitarianism of this or that class.
  世界上没有什么超功利主义，在阶级社会里，不是这一阶级的功利主义，就是那一阶级的功利主义。
• For a historian, he takes a surprisingly utilitarian view of his subject.
  对于一个历史学家来说，他令人惊讶地提出了一个功利主义观点。
• This purpose is most utilitarian.
  这一目的是最富实用性的。
• In the selection, he attempts to clarify the utilitarian standard.
  在这段选文中，他试图对功利标准作一清楚表述。
• This paper describes the art of language in its thinking, and concludes that the writing has three characteristics: accurate and distinctive, vivid and concise, rational and utilitarian.
  本文从《墨子》全书，勾勒其思维语言艺术，认为其文字表达具有3个重要的特征，即是准确性和鲜明性，生动性和简练性，理趣性和功利性的统一。
• How would a utilitarian, a liberal, and a libertarian determine how much income inequality is permissible?
  功利主义者，自由主义者和自由意志主义者如何决定收入不平等是允许的？
• Apply the Kantian, duty-based approach and the utilitarian method to the case of the pesticide plant.
  用康德建立于责任基础上的方法和效用主义的方法分析本案例。