/ju:ˈtɪləti ||; juˈtɪlətɪ/noun (
plural utilities)
1 [C] a service provided for the public, such as a water, gas or electricity supply 公用事业(如水、煤气或电力的供应): the administration of public utilities 公用事业的管理
2 [U] (formal 正式) the quality of being useful 功用;效用;有用
3 [C] (computing计算机技术) a program or part of a program that does a particular task 实用程序;公用程序: a utility program 实用程序