utilitarian

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /juːˌtɪlɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.
    — Before his companies collapsed, Mr. Bankman-Fried often described himself as a utilitarian — meaning that he made decisions designed to advance the greater good.
形容词 adj.
  1. Of or relating to utility.
  2. Pertaining to utilitarianism.
  3. Practical and functional, present for use, not just for show.
    — The semi-streamlined contour of the earlier G.W.R. railcars has been given up in favour of a more utilitarian blunt-nose end, and effective floor space gained thereby.

词形变化

more utilitarian comparative most utilitarian superlative utilitarians plural

词源

词源 1
From utility + -arian. Coined by English philosopher Jeremy Bentham as early as 1781, and popularized by his student John Stuart Mill, who mistakenly attributed the term to John Galt.
词源 2
From utility + -arian. Coined by English philosopher Jeremy Bentham as early as 1781, and popularized by his student John Stuart Mill, who mistakenly attributed the term to John Galt.
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