【utility】的解释和释义

utility什么意思UpL中文字网

nounUpL中文字网

一. the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utilityUpL中文字网

e.g. the cost of utilities never decreases
all the utilities were lost after the hurricaneUpL中文字网

二. a facility composed of one or more pieces of equipment connected to or part of a structure and designed to provide a service such as heat or electricity or water or sewage disposalUpL中文字网

e.g. the price of the house included all utilitiesUpL中文字网

三. the quality of being of practical useUpL中文字网

Synonym: usefulnessUpL中文字网

四. (computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computerUpL中文字网

e.g. a computer system provides utility programs to perform the tasks needed by most usersUpL中文字网

Synonym: utility programservice programUpL中文字网

五. a company that performs a public service
subject to government regulationUpL中文字网

Synonym: public utilitypublic utility companypublic-service corporationUpL中文字网

六. (economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choiceUpL中文字网

一. 功用;效用;实用
The utility of something is its usefulness.UpL中文字网

e.g. Belief in the utility of higher education is shared by students nationwide...
全国的学生都相信高等教育是有用的。
e.g. He inwardly questioned the utility of his work.
他内心质疑自己的工作是否有用。UpL中文字网

二. 公用事业
A utility is an important service such as water, electricity, or gas that is provided for everyone, and that everyone pays for.UpL中文字网

e.g. ...public utilities such as gas, electricity and phones.
煤气、电和电话等公用事业UpL中文字网

一. utility的解释UpL中文字网

一. utility：util; 实效UpL中文字网