| 单词 | utility |
| 释义 | Utility nnoun.groupa company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation Synset:public-service corporation public utility public utility company Hypernyms:service Inherited Hypernyms:utilityservicecompanyinstitutionorganizationsocial groupgroupabstractionentity Direct Hyponyms:bus companybus serviceelectric companygas companygas servicelight companyphone companyphone servicepower companypower servicetelcotelephone companytelephone servicewater companywaterworks Full Hyponyms: bus companygas companypower companytelephone companywater company nnoun.attributethe quality of being of practical use Attributes:useful utile useless Synset:usefulness Antonyms:uselessnessinutility Derivationally Related Form:utilizeutilitarianutileutiliseuseful Hypernyms:quality Inherited Hypernyms:utilityqualityattributeabstractionentity Direct Hyponyms:detergencedetergencyfunctionhelpfulnessinstrumentalitypracticabilitypracticablenesspracticalitypurposeroleserviceabilityserviceablenessusabilityusablenessuseuseableness Full Hyponyms: availdetergencyfeasibilityfunctionfunctionalityhelpfulnessinstrumentalitypracticabilitypracticalityraison d'etrerealismsensiblenessserviceabilityuseviability nnoun.actthe service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility Examples:
Hypernyms:service Inherited Hypernyms:utilityserviceworkactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity nnoun.quantity(economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice Topic:economic scienceeconomicspolitical economy Hypernyms:metric system of measurement Inherited Hypernyms:utilitysystem of measurementmeasureabstractionentity Direct Hyponyms:marginal utility Full Hyponyms: marginal utility nnoun.communication(computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer Topic:computer sciencecomputing Synset:service program utility program Examples:
Hypernyms:computer program computer programme program programme Inherited Hypernyms:utility programprogramsoftwarecodecoding systemwritingwritten communicationcommunicationabstractionentity Direct Hyponyms:device driverdiagnostic programdriverinput programoutput programsort programsorting programtrace program Part Meronyms:service routine utility routine Full Hyponyms: diagnostic programdriverinput programoutput programsnapshot programsort programtrace program nnoun.artifacta 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 Examples:
Hypernyms:facility installation Inherited Hypernyms:utilityfacilityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity Direct Hyponyms:electrical plantelectrical systemheatheatingheating plantheating systemplumbingplumbing system Full Hyponyms: central heatingelectrical systemgas heatheating systempanel heatingplumbingsteam heat adj satadj.allused of beef; usable but inferior Synset:utility-grade Antonyms:superior Inherited Hypernyms:utility Similar to:inferior adj satadj.allcapable of substituting in any of several positions on a team Synset:substitute Examples:
Antonyms:primary Derivationally Related Form:substitute Inherited Hypernyms:utility Similar to:secondary |
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