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词汇 disutility
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Definition of disutility in English:

disutility

noun ˌdɪsjuːˈtɪlɪtiˌdɪsjuˈtɪlədi
mass nounEconomics
  • The adverse or harmful effects associated with a particular activity or process, especially when carried out over a long period.

    〔经济〕反效用;负效用

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He then considers realistic cases in which means are not free gifts of nature and so the utility of goods must be balanced by the disutility of effort.
    • The approach recognizes a number of components of opportunity cost and relative disutility.
    • Workers will accept this wage if it at least offsets the marginal disutility of work.
    • Work in Mechanics corresponds to disutility in Economics.
    • This could be represented by, for example, an increasing marginal disutility of travel time.

Definition of disutility in US English:

disutility

nounˌdɪsjuˈtɪlədiˌdisyo͞oˈtilədē
Economics
  • The adverse or harmful effects associated with a particular activity or process, especially when carried out over a long period.

    〔经济〕反效用;负效用

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He then considers realistic cases in which means are not free gifts of nature and so the utility of goods must be balanced by the disutility of effort.
    • Workers will accept this wage if it at least offsets the marginal disutility of work.
    • This could be represented by, for example, an increasing marginal disutility of travel time.
    • The approach recognizes a number of components of opportunity cost and relative disutility.
    • Work in Mechanics corresponds to disutility in Economics.
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