| 单词 | practicality |
| 释义 | practicality (once / 11487 pages) n Something that demonstrates practicality makes good sense. If you choose your new shoes based on their practicality, you'll probably buy a pair of sneakers, rather than knee-high boots with five inch heels. A person's practicality can also be called common sense, and an object or action's practicality has to do with how efficient or suitable it is. The practicality of doctors carefully washing their hands before surgery is clear, while the practicality of dressing your dog in a ballerina costume is less so. The root of practicality is practical, which in turn comes from the Old French word practique, "fit for action." WORD FAMILYpracticality: practicalities+/impracticability: impracticabilities/impracticable: impracticability, impracticableness, impracticably/impractical: impracticality, impractically/impracticality: impracticalities/practicability: practicabilities/practicable: impracticable, practicability, practicableness, practicably/practical: impractical, practicality, practically/practice: practicable, practical, practiced, practices, practicing/practiced: unpracticed USAGE EXAMPLESSure, the practicalities are hideous – no cabs, endless crowds and queues, quite a lot of mugging – but still! The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) I approve of this morally but, in practicality, it stinks. The Guardian(Dec 22, 2016) So let’s look at four impractical financial moves versus the real life practicality of year-end checklist items: Washington Post(Dec 21, 2016) n concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities Ant|Hypo|Hyper impracticality concerned with theoretical possibilities rather than actual use functionality capable of serving a purpose well viabilitycapable of being done in a practical and useful way sensiblenessthe quality of showing good sense or practical judgment pragmatism, realismthe attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth usefulness, utility the quality of being of practical use |
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