utilitarian

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💬 双语例句

1. "Form follows function" had become modernity's ambitious manifesto and detrimental straitjacket, as it liberated architecture from the decorative, but condemned it to utilitarian rigor and restrained purpose.

   「型式追随功能」呢个理论 一度成为当代最雄心勃勃嘅理念 同时又系个带有不良影响嘅紧箍咒 呢句话虽然令建筑唔再使讲求装饰功能 但同时令建筑走向 纯功能同有限用途嘅方向

2. Then there is a utilitarian argument: capital punishment deters many criminals from murder. Furthermore, killing murderers prevents recidivism: if released from prison, they might kill again.

   其次是实用主义的论调：死刑能够阻止罪犯进行谋杀。 不仅如此，对杀人犯执行死刑可以有效地防止重犯：如果从监狱中获释，他们可能会再次行凶。

3. The third argument is also utilitarian, although of a lower quality: the state saves money by killing murderers instead of keeping them in prison for life at the expense of the community.

   第三点理由同样出于实用主义考虑，但质量却没有那么高：对杀人犯执行死刑而不是由社会出钱把他们终生养在监狱里，可以为国家节省下大笔的开支。

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