utilitarian 英 [ˌju:tɪlɪˈteəriən]   美 [ˌjutɪlɪˈteriən]

utilitarian

utilitarian  英 [ˌju:tɪlɪˈteəriən] 美 [ˌjutɪlɪˈteriən]

adj. 功利的;功利主义的;实利的  n. 功利主义者 

名词复数:utilitarians 

Efficiency, therefore, can never serve as a utilitarian touchstone for law or for public policy. 因此,效率绝不能作为法律或公共政策的功利主义标准。
Ritchie, Oxman, Roche, and their colleagues split deeply from the finite, permanent, and utilitarian tradition of architecture. 里奇、奥克斯曼、罗氏和他们的同事们远离有限的、长久的、功利的建筑传统。

  • The adjective utilitarian describes something that is useful or functional. If you are attracted to a car for its storage space and gas mileage — as opposed to its sparkly tire rims — then chances are you value a car's utilitarian features.
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  • adj. 功利的;功利主义的;实利的
  • n. 功利主义者
  • 1. Efficiency, therefore, can never serve as a utilitarian touchstone for law or for public policy.

    因此,效率绝不能作为法律或公共政策的功利主义标准。

  • 2. Ritchie, Oxman, Roche, and their colleagues split deeply from the finite, permanent, and utilitarian tradition of architecture.

    里奇、奥克斯曼、罗氏和他们的同事们远离有限的、长久的、功利的建筑传统。

  • utilitarian (n.) 1781, coined by Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) from utility + -arian on the model of + unitarian, etc. One guided by the doctrine of the greatest happiness for the greatest number. From 1802 as an adjective; in the general sense "having regard to utility rather than beauty," from 1847.
utili·tar·ian / ˌjuːtɪlɪˈteəriən ; NAmE ˌjuːtɪlɪˈteriən / adjective 1 ( formal) designed to be useful and practical rather than attractive 实用的;功利的;实惠的 2 ( philosophy ) based on or supporting the ideas of utilitarianism 实用主义的;功利主义的 utilitarian utilitarians utili·tar·ian / ˌjuːtɪlɪˈteəriən ; NAmE ˌjuːtɪlɪˈteriən /
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