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小知识
If you live in a place where the temperature never drops below 60 degrees Fahrenheit, and someone gives you a snow-blower for your birthday, you might question the gift’s utility, meaning its “usefulness.”
Utility means “of practical use.” We refer to government facilities that provide water, electricity and natural gas as public utilities. Utility is similar to the word utilize, which is basically a stuffy word for use.
实用短语
常用短语
单词用法
词根词缀
词根: util
=use,表示”用”
adj.
utilitarian 功利的,实利的utility[n.效用,有用,实用]+arian……的→utilitarian有用的,实利的
n.
utensil 器皿,用具ut=util用+ensil表物品→用的物品→用具
utility 效用,有用,实用util用+ity表名词→n.效用,有用,实用
v.
utilize 利用util用+ize表动词→v.利用
同义词
effectiveness / convenience / use / efficacy / function / practicality / service / convertibility / profit / value / advantageousness / usability / helpfulness / worth / avail / applicability / adaptability / practicability / good / advantage / merit / serviceability / usefulness / benefit
handy / serviceable / functional / multipurpose / utilitarian / all-around / adaptable