utility是什么意思 utility在线中文翻译

utility 英 [ju:ˈtɪləti] 美 [juˈtɪləti]

utility 词典解释

1. I found that I had forgotten to pay the bills for utilities.
   我发现忘了付水电及煤气的费用。
2. The store deals in objects of domestic utility.
   那家商店出售家庭用品。

1. abbr. util; 实效

1. the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility
   e.g. the cost of utilities never decreases
   e.g. all the utilities were lost after the hurricane
2. 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
   e.g. the price of the house included all utilities
3. the quality of being of practical use
   Synonym: usefulness
4. (computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer
   e.g. a computer system provides utility programs to perform the tasks needed by most users
   Synonym: utility program service program
5. a company that performs a public service
   subject to government regulation
   Synonym: public utility public utility company public-service corporation
6. (economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice

utility [ju:ˈtɪləti]