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
📖 同为「CET-4」词汇
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Were you afraid?
你害怕吗？
No, more, about 130 years ago. Most of the slave owners were rich farmers who lived in the south. They wanted to keep their slaves.
不，还要早，大约130年前。大多数奴隶主都是住在南方的富有的农场主。他们想保留自己的奴隶。
What are you doing? he asked. I'm cutting this tree up, answered the woodcutter.
“你在做什么？”他问。“我在把这棵树砍断，”伐木工人回答道。