อรรถประโยชน์(àt-tà-bprà-yòt)
Meanings
1NounB2
usefulness; utility
Usefulness or benefit; the quality of being useful or serving a practical purpose.
Examples
การพกgaan pókการพกgaan pókthe act of carrying [sth] on one's personขวดน้ำkùuat náamขวดน้ำkùuat náamwater bottleส่วนตัวsùuan dtuuaส่วนตัวsùuan dtuua1personal; private (pertaining to an individual)2private; non-public; privately owned3personally; privatelyมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoอรรถประโยชน์àt-tà-bprà-yòtอรรถประโยชน์àt-tà-bprà-yòt1usefulness; utility2utility (economics)3utilitarian (adj.)ทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirely5even; as many/much asประหยัดเงินbprà-yàt ngernประหยัดเงินbprà-yàt ngern[to] save moneyและláeและláeand (coordinating)ลดlótลดlót1[to] reduce; decrease; lessen; drop2[to] lower (price); discount; mark downขยะkà-yàขยะkà-yà1trash; garbage; rubbish2litter3junk; worthless stuff (figurative)
Carrying your own water bottle is useful both for saving money and reducing waste.
2NounC1
utility (economics)
In economics, the satisfaction, value, or benefit derived from consuming goods or services.
Examples
นักเศรษฐศาสตร์nák sèt-tà-sàatนักเศรษฐศาสตร์nák sèt-tà-sàateconomistอธิบายà-tí-baaiอธิบายà-tí-baai1[to] interpret; expound2[to] explain; clarifyว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeอรรถประโยชน์àt-tà-bprà-yòtอรรถประโยชน์àt-tà-bprà-yòt1usefulness; utility2utility (economics)3utilitarian (adj.)คือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectความพึงพอใจkwaam peung po jaiความพึงพอใจkwaam peung po jai1satisfaction; contentment2satisfaction level; degree of satisfactionที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotผู้บริโภคpôo bò-rí-pôhkผู้บริโภคpôo bò-rí-pôhk1consumer (marketplace)2consumer (ecology/biology)ได้รับdâi rápได้รับdâi ráp1[to] receive; get; obtain; be given/granted/awarded2[to] experience; be subjected to; suffer; sustain; be affected by3[to] be ...-ed (passive with ได้รับ/ได้รับการ)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)การบริโภคgaan bor-rí-pôhkการบริโภคgaan bor-rí-pôhk1eating; consumption (food/drink)2consumption (use of goods/resources)สินค้าsĭn-káaสินค้าsĭn-káa1goods; merchandise2product; item3commodity (economics)
The economist explains that utility is the satisfaction consumers get from consuming goods.
3AdjectiveC1
utilitarian (adj.)
Relating to practical usefulness; emphasizing function over aesthetics.
Examples
การออกแบบgaan òk bàepการออกแบบgaan òk bàep1design (act/process)2design (result/plan)3design (field/profession)โต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1table2deskนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เน้นnénเน้นnén1[to] emphasize; stress2[to] focus on; prioritize3[to] accentuate (pronunciation/typography)อรรถประโยชน์àt-tà-bprà-yòtอรรถประโยชน์àt-tà-bprà-yòt1usefulness; utility2utility (economics)3utilitarian (adj.)มากกว่าmâak gwàaมากกว่าmâak gwàa1more; to a greater degree2more than; over (with numbers/amounts)3[to] exceed; be greater thanความสวยงามkwaam sŭuai ngaamความสวยงามkwaam sŭuai ngaam1beauty; visual appeal2elegance; aesthetic merit
The design of this table emphasizes utility over beauty.
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อรรถประโยชน์àt-tà-bprà-yòtอรรถประโยชน์àt-tà-bprà-yòtusefulness; utility