Like it's quite a functional utilitarian device.

这是一个非常实用设备。

So, the utilitarian position is in the middle.

因功利主义立场是中立。

Because you would know being a good utilitarian that taking some, a small amount, he'd scarcely going to notice it, but it will make a huge improvement in the lives and in the welfare of those at the bottom.

因为作为一个功利主义者，你知道收走一些他们来说根本无关痛痒钱，却能大大改善社会底层那些人生活，增加他们福利。

How about also saying utilitarian rather than luxurious?

我们还可以说实用而非奢华吗？

Not all sounds made by animals serve as language, and we have only to turn to that extraordinary discovery of echo-location in bats to see a case in which the voice plays a strictly utilitarian role.

动物发出声音不都是用作语言交际。我们只要看一看蝙蝠回声定位这一极不寻常发现，就可以探究一下声音在什么情况下有绝实用价值。

So, they are using the bike for a utilitarian trip purpose or as a substitute for public transport.

因，他们使用自行车作为一个实用旅行目，或作为公共交通替代品。

In expository prose, paragraphs can (and should) be neat and utilitarian.

写说明文时候，段落可以（并且应该是）简洁实用。

It's a huge twenty-story office building, all curved glass and steel, an architect's utilitarian fantasy, with Grey House written discreetly in steel over the glass front doors.

这是一个庞大二十层钢架构建筑，由完全弯曲钢铁和玻璃组成，体现出建筑师们功利和幻想。“格林宅”工整地写在前面玻璃门上。

That type of observation has led Daniel Bartels at Columbia University and David Pizarro at Cornell to ask what sort of people actually do have a utilitarian outlook on life.

观察引起哥伦比亚大学Daniel Bartels和康纳尔大学David Pizarro二位学者疑问：怎样人群是真正抱有实用主义人生观？

And also rely on the fact that you may find things so for this type of more utilitarian, not pleasure-related settings, I think people like their certainty and their simplicity.

所以于这更实用、而不是与娱乐相关设置，我认为人们喜欢它们确定性和简单性。

Qatar, South Korea and Japan have all invested billions in their airports to create luxury travel escapes, effectively locking more utilitarian North American airports out of the top rankings.

卡塔尔、韩国和日本都在其机场投资了数十亿美元，为了打造奢华旅行体验，有效地将更多实用但不美观北美机场挤下排行榜。

Ever since, it has become something of a utilitarian hobby for millions of people spawning a multi-billion dollar industry selling bunkers, ration kits, bug out bags and hunting supplies.

从那时起，它就成了数百万人一实用爱好，催生了一个价值数十亿美元产业，销售掩体、口粮包、避难包和狩猎用品。

Why plastic, though? It's just, it's-well, first of all, from a purely utilitarian perspective, plastic's just a terrible thing to use when you're dealing with a hot pan.

为什么要用塑料呢？它们--首先，单从功利主义角度来说，在热锅里使用塑料制品就是很糟糕做法。

Ford's insight was that cars could be an every day item. They could be very utilitarian so that it was within the reach of ordinary people.

福特意料到汽车会是件日常用品 实用性会很强 普通人都能拥有。

Just 'cause someone wears something for a utilitarian job doesn't mean they're not thinking about how that product looks on their body.

有些人因为工作需要而穿衣服，但这并不意味着他们不考虑衣服穿在身上效果。

Early in the day, when energy levels are higher, people are more prone to pursue utilitarian goals and make practical choices.

在一天早晨，当能量水平较高时，人们更容易追求功利目标并做出实际选择。

By contrast, utilitarian philosopher John Stuart Mill would say lying is wrong only when it leads to less happiness overall.

相比之下，功利主义哲学家约翰·斯图尔特·米尔就表示只有当谎言导致整体幸福感降低时，它才是错误。

Once again, it's utilitarian, but it's also decorative.

再次强调，它是实用，但也具有装饰性。

Would the people in the original position choose to govern their collective lives utilitarian principles, the greatest good for the greatest number?

处在原始状态人们会不会选择将他们集体生活置于功利主义原则之下遵循“为最多人谋求最大幸福”原则？

Even though Bauhaus's designs looked utilitarian, most of them were basically impossible to make at scale.

尽管包豪斯设计看起来很实用，但它们中大多数基本上不可能大规模生产。