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

• Depressed outlook on life forced him to flee from utilitarian society and feel the rhythm of life and mind from nature.
  苦闷的人生观，使他逃离功利的社会，从自然中感受生命和心灵的律动；
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The notion that no response occurs without implicit or explicit reinforcement exemplifies a kind of utilitarian functionalism.
  那种认为没有含蓄或者明确的加强便产生不了反应的概念证实了一种实利主义的功能主义。
• 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。
• This question of meaning may be insignificant for utilitarian purposes, but it's very important to us.
  这意义问题可能没有用，但对我们很重要。
• The Inspiration of Western Utilitarian Ethics for Moral Education in China; Rational egoism can be regarded as an ethnical theory when rational points of view are stated.
  西方功利主义伦理学对我国道德教育的启示合理利己主义不失为一种可以作为理性观点申述的伦理学观点。
• 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。