utilitarian
adjective /ˌjuːtɪlɪˈteəriən/
/ˌjuːtɪlɪˈteriən/
- (formal) designed to be useful and practical rather than attractive
实用的;功利的;实惠的 - Her clothes were utilitarian, unlike the elaborate dresses the other girls were wearing.
她的衣服很实用,不像其他女孩穿的精致的衣服。 - The old hospital was demolished in 1911 and replaced with a much more utilitarian building.
旧医院于1911年被拆除,取而代之的是一座更加实用的建筑。
- Her clothes were utilitarian, unlike the elaborate dresses the other girls were wearing.
- (philosophy
) based on or supporting the ideas of utilitarianism哲学 Topics Politicsc2功利主义的