英语词汇“utility functions”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

utility /ū-tilˈi-ti/

noun

Usefulness

The power to satisfy the wants of people in general (philosophy)

A utility program (computing)

A useful thing

A public utility, public service, or a company providing such (esp US)

Profit (obsolete)

(usu in pl) stock or bond of public utility

A small pick-up truck (in full utility truck or vehicle; short form ute; Aust and NZ)

adjective

Produced or supplied primarily for usefulness

Provided in order that the public may be supplied in spite of rise of prices

(of a breed of dog) originally bred to be useful, to serve a practical purpose

ORIGIN: L ūtilitās usefulness

utility function noun (economics)

A mathematical function relating goods and services to their utility to individuals

utility man noun

An actor playing several important parts
A person who can be used to fill any gap, do any job, etc
(also utility player) a player who can play in any of various positions as required (sport)

utility player noun

A member of a sports team who can fill several different positions

utility pole noun (US)

A pole supporting power cables, telegraph wires, etc

utility program noun (computing)

A program in the system software designed to perform a commonplace task such as transferring data from one storage device to another or sorting a set of data

utility room noun

A room, esp in a private house, where things required for the work of running the house are kept, eg a washing machine