utility
美[juˈtɪləti] 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
网络效用；实用程序；实用工具；实用
1 . 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。
来自柯林斯例句
2 . A fur coat has more utility in winter than in autumn.
毛皮外衣在冬天比在秋天更有用.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3 . This ware is suitable for decorative purpose but unsuitable for utility .
这种器皿中看不中用.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
4 . The utility focuses on geometry only at point.
在这点上,utility仅仅聚焦几何条件.
来自互联网
5 . Even the survey's most rabid critics acknowledge the utility of this kind of data.
连该调查最狂热的批评者也承认这类数据的用处.
来自《简明英汉词典》
1.a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
2.the quality of being of practical use
3.the service provided by a utility company;
the cost of utilities never decreases
4.(economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice
5.(computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer;
a computer system provides utility programs to perform the tasks needed by most users
6.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 disposal;
the price of the house included all utilities
7.used of beef; usable but inferior
8.capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team;
a utility infielder