utility

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /juːˈtɪlɪti/|/jʊ-/|/jə-/|/-lət-/|/jʉwˈtɪləti/|/jɵ-/|/jə-/|/-lɪt-/    美 /juˈtɪləti/|[juˈtɪləɾi]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The state or condition of being useful; usefulness. countable,uncountable
    — "The profession has its utility, but I should be sorry to see any friend of mine belonging to it."
  2. Something that is useful. countable,uncountable
    — Undoubtedly it can be said that the humble 0-6-0 has been the backbone for general service, or general utility on British railways right from their earliest days, and is likely to remain so.
  3. The ability of a commodity to satisfy needs or wants; the satisfaction experienced by the consumer of that commodity. countable,uncountable
  4. Well-being, satisfaction, pleasure, or happiness. countable,uncountable
  5. A commodity or service provided on a continuous basis by a physical infrastructure network, such as electricity, water supply or sewerage. countable,uncountable
    — The complex includes the usual utilities (gas and electricity) and amenities like wifi and a gym (toilets with toiletries).
  6. A natural or legal monopoly distributer of such a utility; or, the securities of such a provider. broadly,countable,uncountable
  7. A software program other than a game; one that is useful or creative rather than merely entertaining. countable,uncountable
    — a graphics utility; a music utility
  8. A software program designed to perform a single task or a small range of tasks, often to help manage and tune computer hardware, an operating system, or application software. countable,uncountable
    — Holonyms: app, application, program
  9. The ability to play multiple positions. countable,uncountable
  10. A coupé utility, or ute; an automobile with an open tray or bed behind the passenger cabin. Australia,New-Zealand,countable,uncountable
    — Tim Archer got into the utility and drove[.] The car was a 1946 Chevrolet, somewhat battered by four years of station use, a sturdy practical vehicle with a coupé front seat and an open truck body behind.
形容词 adj.
  1. Having to do with, or owned by, a service provider.
    — utility line; utility bill
  2. containing or intended for any of a building’s often-utility-related commodity transport, such as pipes or wires, or converting equipment, such as furnaces, water tanks or heaters, circuit breakers, central air conditioning units, laundry facilities, etc.
    — utility room; utility corridor
  3. Functional rather than attractive.
    — "Chocolate and cream," the standard colours of G.W.R. rolling stock for 21 years, are now being replaced by an all-over utility coating of reddish-brown. This is the third time that a uniform brown has been adopted as the standard livery of G.W.R. carriages.

词形变化

utilities plural

词汇关系

近义词
utility value usefulness
反义词
disutility inutility
衍生词
Asian utility vehicle basic utility vehicle beautility coupé utility law of diminishing marginal utility marginal utility multiutility public utility public utility bus public utility jeepney public utility van public utility vehicle sport utility vehicle transaction utility utilitarian utility ball utility bar utility belt utility bike utility calculus utility computing utility fog utility function utility furniture utility graph utility knife utility man utility model utility monster utility pigeon utility player utility pole utility program utility programme utility room utility sink utility task vehicle utility trailer utility truck utility vehicle

词源

词源 1
From Middle English utilite, from Old French utilite, utilitet (“usefulness”), from Latin ūtilitās, from uti (“to use”). By surface analysis, utile + -ity.
词源 2
From Middle English utilite, from Old French utilite, utilitet (“usefulness”), from Latin ūtilitās, from uti (“to use”). By surface analysis, utile + -ity.
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