utilitarianism
/juːˌtɪlɪˈtɛəri.ənɪzəm//juˌtɪləˈtɛri.ənɪzəm/
- n.
- 功利主义
中文释义来自 ECDICT
构词拆解
-ism
后缀
- -ism
- Used to form nouns of action, process, or result based on the accompanying verb ending in -ise or -ize. · Used to form the name of a school of thought, system, or theory based on the name of its subject or object or alternatively on the name of its founder (When de-capitalized, these overlap with the generic "doctrines" sense below, e.g. Liberalism vs. liberalism.)
词源说明
From utilitarian + -ism.
释义
名词noun
- 1(philosophy) A system of ethics based on the premise that something's value may be measured by its usefulness.
- 2(philosophy) The theory that action should be directed toward achieving the "greatest happiness for the greatest number of people" (hedonistic universalism), or one of various related theories.
- 3Practicality, functionality, as opposed to e.g. aesthetics.