名詞 utility:

1. a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
   同義詞：public utility, public utility company, public-service corporation
2. the quality of being of practical use
   同義詞：usefulness
3. the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility
4. (economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice
5. (computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer
   同義詞：utility program, service program
6. a facility composed of one or more pieces of equipment connected to or part of a structure and designed to provide a service such as heat or electricity or water or sewage disposal

形容詞 utility:

1. used of beef; usable but inferior
   同義詞：utility-grade
2. capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team
   同義詞：substitute

1. A utility infielder.
   能攻善守的內(nèi)場手
2. Short for binder utility, an operating-system program that performs binding.
   聯(lián)編實用程序的簡稱，是一種能夠?qū)崿F(xiàn)聯(lián)接和編輯的操作系統(tǒng)級的程序。參閱link－editor。
3. The source entry utility operation during which source statements are keyed in and added a new records in a source member.
   一種源輸入公用程序的操作，在這一操作過程中，它將鍵入的源語句作為新記錄加到源成員中。
4. Their research project has limited practical utility.
   他們的研究項目實用價值很有限。