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

• 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。
• The kantian, duty-based approach is consistent with the utilitarian method, which weighs positive consequences against negative consequences.
  康德建立在责任基础上的方法与效用主义的方法是一致的，都是将好的结果与不好的结果作一比较。
• 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；
• Fourthly, the utilitarian environment of school physical education is the greenhouse of misconduct of PE teachers.
  第四，学校体育教育的功利化氛围是体育教师行为失范的温室。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Dropping GTA3 into my personal set of utilitarian scales I believe that the game is not morally exceptional.
  进我的个人的落下的GTA3我相信的功利的规模设定比赛不是道德上非凡的。
• 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；
• 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。