单词 | unutilitarian |
释义 | > as lemmasunutilitarian unutilitarian adj. Brit. /ˌʌnjuːtɪlᵻˈtɛːrɪən/ , /ˌʌnjᵿtɪlᵻˈtɛːrɪən/ , U.S. /ˌənjuˌtɪləˈtɛriən/ ΚΠ 1846 Fine Arts' Jrnl. 12 Dec. 86/2 We are well on towards the age of uselessness,—energy in so unutilitarian a matter as Art departed for ever. 1955 S. Spender Making of Poem i. 16 Architecture..expresses the tension of the aesthetic against the useful. At the other extreme, music is completely unutilitarian. 2010 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 12 Sept. (Real Estate section) 5 The light yellow, white and green glazes of the ornament created a distinctly un-utilitarian building. < as lemmas |
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