单词 | practical |
释义 | practical adj. & n. --adj   1. of or concerned with practice or use rather than theory.   2. suited to use or action; designed mainly to fulfil a function (practical shoes).   3. (of a person) inclined to action rather than speculation; able to make things function well.   4. a that is such in effect though not nominally (for all practical purposes). b virtual (in practical control).   5. feasible; concerned with what is actually possible (practical politics). --n a practical examination or lesson. Phrases and idioms practical joke a humorous trick played on a person. practical joker a person who plays practical jokes. Derivatives practicality n. (pl. -ies). practicalness n. Etymology: earlier practic f. obs. F practique or LL practicus f. Gk praktikos f. prasso do, act |
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