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

• Behavior utilitarian don t emphasize the formal justice, but the effect of the justice;
  运用行为功利主义只注重判决带来的效果，而不注重形式正义；
• 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。
• 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。
• This basic utilitarian model gives a relatively unsophisticated account of human behaviour
  这个实用的基础模型较为简略地解释了人类的行为。
• Cosmetic fenders on cars; the buildings were utilitarian rather than decorative.
  汽车上的装饰性挡板；这些建筑是实用性的，而不是装饰性的。
• 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。
• There are plenty of phenomena in commercial society which can be explained by utilitarian.
  商业社会各种复杂的现象很多可以用功利主义哲学来解析。
• The practical and utilitarian purpose of the vocation education at that time was characteristic and successful.
  其以实用、实利为出发点的职业教育宗旨，颇具特色，并取得了很大的成绩。
• 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。
• There appears a utilitarian tendency in job hunting of university graduates in face of severe competition.
  在毕业生就业市场形势严峻的今天，大学生在面对就业时出现了功利化的趋势。