Utility
[ ju'tɪləti ]
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n. 功用，效用;有用的物体或器械;公用事业公司;公用事业;
adj. 有多种用途的;各种工作都会做的;能在数个位置作替补的;为获得经济价值而饲养;
💡 词根助记
ut用+ility名词后缀，状态→公用事业；有用
📝 例句
I am a beauty-merchant, a trader in song, and I pursue utility.
我是个贩卖美的商人、推销歌曲的贾客。我追求的是实效。
marginal cost [profits, utility]
【经济】边际费用 [收益,效用]
Diminishing marginal utility also expresses a "variety is the spice of life".
边际效用递减也表现为一种“多样化是生活乐趣”。
This characteristic of satisfying a want is known in economics as its "utility".
这种满足需求的属性在经济学中被称为“效用”。
The store deals in objects of domestic utility.
那家商店出售家庭用品。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ ability-能力,utility-公用事业:他有能力管理公用事业
※ 谐音“题里题”:这道题的效用,就是让你明白→题里有题
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-us-表示“用”
常见变体有-ut-
📖 牛津释义
utility
n
1 [U] quality of being useful 有用; 实用; 效用; 功用
[attrib 作定语]
a utility vehicle, ie one that can be used for various purposes 多用途车辆
the utility value of a dishwasher 洗碟机的实用价值.
2 [C] = public utility (public).
🔁 扩展释义
*[ju:'tiliti]n. 功用, 有用之物, 实用, 公用事业, 实用程序a. 实用的, 有多种用途的【计】 实用程序, 工具【经】 效用, 公用事业
🏥 医学释义
有用，有效，实用（的）
🌿 同词根单词
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It would be a waste of money to buy the IBM PC586.
买IBM586就浪费钱了。
In that case, you wouldn't have a pan on fire. You'd have a house on fire!
如果是那样的话，你就不仅仅是使一个油锅起火，而是把整座房子点着了。
I think we should do that another day. Then we can leave early in the morning before it gets too hot.
我想我们还是改天再去游览高坝吧。那样我们可以一清早就动身，免得天气太热。