utilitarian

[US]/ˌjuːtɪlɪˈteəriən/
[UK]/ˌjuːtɪlɪˈteriən/
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Translation

adj. 有效用的;實用的
n. 功利主義者;實用主義者
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

utilitarian ethics

功利主義倫理

utilitarian philosophy

功利主義哲學

Example Sentences

very utilitarian in style

在樣式上非常實用

utilitarian considerations in industrial design.

在工業佈局時效用考慮

But fundamentally, it performs an unglamorous function in a utilitarian way.

但是基本上,它還是功利性地扮演一個沒有趣味的功能角色。

Being un-utilitarian and nastic, aesthetic attitude opposes to the utilitarian ( volitive ) and scientific (rational) of working attitude.

審美態度與工作態度的功利性(意志)、科學性(理性)相對立,審美態度是非功利的,感性的。

Real-world Examples

So, the utilitarian position is in the middle.

因此功利主義的立場是中立的。

Source: Yale University Open Course: Death (Audio Version)

And if you were a utilitarian, what would you do?

如果你是個功利主義者,你會怎麼辦?

Source: Harvard University Open Course "Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?"

Like it's quite a functional utilitarian device.

這是一個非常實用的設備。

Source: Cambridge top student book sharing

We will fight moralism, feminism, every opportunistic or utilitarian cowardice.

我們將與道德主義、女權主義、任何機會主義或者功利主義的懦弱作鬥爭。

Source: Crash Course in Drama

Taking a utilitarian vehicle and turning it into a… almost a premium luxury device that happened to be utilitarian.

把一輛實用的車變成一輛幾乎是高級豪華的車,而且碰巧是實用的。

Source: Vox opinion

In expository prose, paragraphs can (and should) be neat and utilitarian.

寫說明文的時候,段落可以(並且應該是)簡潔實用。

Source: Stephen King on Writing

In what way does echo-location in bats play an utilitarian role?

蝙蝠⽤回聲定位扮演着什麼樣的⻆⾊?

Source: New Concept English. American Version. Book Four (Translation)

In those cases, utilitarians say it's not morally wrong to lie.

在這些情況下,功利主義者會說,撒謊在道德上是沒有錯的。

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

Some people think it is unfair to other students, and the universities are utilitarian.

許多人認爲這對於其他學生來說很不公平,大學變得非常功利。

Source: 50 Sample Essays for English Major Level 8 Exam Memorization

In other words, perhaps the utilitarian position understates the moral significance of lying.

換句話說,也許功利主義立場低估了說謊的道德意義。

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

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