Definition of pragmatic in English:

pragmatic

adjective praɡˈmatɪkpræɡˈmædɪk

1Dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.
讲究实际的，讲求实效的，实干的
a pragmatic approach to politics
对政治讲求实际的态度。
Example sentencesExamples
- Or maybe he was never as pragmatic as I had given him credit for being.
- Certain civil servants were advocating a more pragmatic approach to the situation, however.
- The Democrats decided they needed a different, more pragmatic approach in order to win.
- They are doing the right thing for once, so I'm not going to knock them because their reasons are pragmatic rather than ideological.
- The whirlwind tour was meant to humanize the low-cost leviathan so often depicted as self-serving and ruthlessly pragmatic.
- As a philosopher, he was known for offering a commonsense, pragmatic approach to those theoretical issues that he knew required clarity.
- As I read history, most of the founders were sensible and pragmatic men rather than visionary idealists.
- He praised the practical and pragmatic approach of the college in developing a curriculum of courses designed to help students get on in the workplace.
- I know I am recommending a pragmatic rather than a principled stand, but that is what national interest and foreign policy is all about.
- All three authors point out that as a composer Stravinsky was very pragmatic.
- But for all his intellectual gifts, his kingship was essentially pragmatic.
- Thus his apparent liberality on this question rested on pragmatic considerations rather than on principle.
- This leaves us with the realists, who come across as sensible, pragmatic moderates.
- Unfortunately, while it is eminently pragmatic, that doesn't mean that it's actually morally right.
- The lesson has certainly helped me rethink my politics and become more pragmatic and realistic in terms of our own struggle.
- All pragmatic or practical considerations have been set aside: the only question at issue is whether his beliefs about the world are true.
- However, the spokesperson said the board would take a practical and pragmatic approach to prosecutions.
- This policy was based on two pragmatic considerations, and no guerilla organisation would overlook these.
- But the decisions about whether or not to do them would be ruthlessly pragmatic: Would it work?
- He was highly practical and would come up with pragmatic solutions on various issues.
Synonyms
empirical, hands-on, real, actual, active, applied, experiential, experimental, non-theoretical, in the field
practical, matter-of-fact, realistic, sensible, down-to-earth, commonsensical, hard-headed, expedient, businesslike, with both feet on the ground, with one's feet on the ground, rational, reasonable, no-nonsense, unsentimental, unidealistic
1. 1.1 Relating to philosophical or political pragmatism.
  实用主义的
  Example sentencesExamples
  Twinned to his pragmatic, populist social democracy has been a maddening Trotskyite temperament.
  Some Pascalians propose combining pragmatic and epistemic factors in a two-stage process.
  The upshot of this point of view is an activist or pragmatic conception of mind and knowledge.
  He saw the pragmatic account of meaning as a method for clearing up metaphysics and aiding scientific inquiry.
  But some pragmatic strategists fear that his voting record in Congress may be a bit too liberal.
  It favors pragmatic solutions over political partisanship and centrist positions over extreme ideology.
  This is a programme that any pragmatic centre-right government could be proud of.
  Indeed, for a pragmatic libertarian, the political landscape out there is pretty depressing at the moment.
  But these pragmatic matters have nothing to do with fundamental determinism.
  Another aspect to this pragmatic understanding of American federalism is apparent in times of national crisis.
  Nationalist fundamentalism as a basis for French policy gave way to pragmatic intergovernmentalism.
  The contextualist / pragmatic outlook provokes anxieties of its own.
2. 1.2Linguistics Relating to pragmatics.
  〔语言学〕语用的
  Example sentencesExamples
  Would not a semantically empty text, keeping only the pragmatic skeleton of a conventional letter, aptly embody the artificiality of such letters?
  I discuss in relation to cross-cultural spoken and written data two such features, and argue that they may well lead to some form of pragmatic failure.
  This is how what linguists term pragmatic markers have arisen in languages worldwide.
  On the contrary, syntax is indispensable for a pragmatic language and pragmatics is indispensable for a syntactic language.
  Furthermore, they generate the same pragmatic implicatures.

Origin

Late 16th century (in the senses 'busy, interfering, conceited'): via Latin from Greek pragmatikos 'relating to fact', from pragma 'deed' (from the stem of prattein 'do'). The current senses date from the mid 19th century.

Rhymes

achromatic, acrobatic, Adriatic, aerobatic, anagrammatic, aquatic, aristocratic, aromatic, asthmatic, athematic, attic, autocratic, automatic, axiomatic, bureaucratic, charismatic, chromatic, cinematic, climatic, dalmatic, democratic, diagrammatic, diaphragmatic, diplomatic, dogmatic, dramatic, ecstatic, emblematic, emphatic, enigmatic, epigrammatic, erratic, fanatic, hepatic, hieratic, hydrostatic, hypostatic, idiomatic, idiosyncratic, isochromatic, lymphatic, melodramatic, meritocratic, miasmatic, monochromatic, monocratic, monogrammatic, numismatic, operatic, panchromatic, pancreatic, paradigmatic, phlegmatic, photostatic, piratic, plutocratic, pneumatic, polychromatic, prelatic, prismatic, problematic, programmatic, psychosomatic, quadratic, rheumatic, schematic, schismatic, sciatic, semi-automatic, Socratic, somatic, static, stigmatic, sub-aquatic, sylvatic, symptomatic, systematic, technocratic, thematic, theocratic, thermostatic, traumatic

Definition of pragmatic in US English:

pragmatic

adjectivepraɡˈmadikpræɡˈmædɪk

1Dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.
讲究实际的，讲求实效的，实干的
a pragmatic approach to politics
对政治讲求实际的态度。
Example sentencesExamples
- As I read history, most of the founders were sensible and pragmatic men rather than visionary idealists.
- All three authors point out that as a composer Stravinsky was very pragmatic.
- The whirlwind tour was meant to humanize the low-cost leviathan so often depicted as self-serving and ruthlessly pragmatic.
- This policy was based on two pragmatic considerations, and no guerilla organisation would overlook these.
- Thus his apparent liberality on this question rested on pragmatic considerations rather than on principle.
- As a philosopher, he was known for offering a commonsense, pragmatic approach to those theoretical issues that he knew required clarity.
- However, the spokesperson said the board would take a practical and pragmatic approach to prosecutions.
- He praised the practical and pragmatic approach of the college in developing a curriculum of courses designed to help students get on in the workplace.
- All pragmatic or practical considerations have been set aside: the only question at issue is whether his beliefs about the world are true.
- I know I am recommending a pragmatic rather than a principled stand, but that is what national interest and foreign policy is all about.
- But the decisions about whether or not to do them would be ruthlessly pragmatic: Would it work?
- But for all his intellectual gifts, his kingship was essentially pragmatic.
- This leaves us with the realists, who come across as sensible, pragmatic moderates.
- The Democrats decided they needed a different, more pragmatic approach in order to win.
- Or maybe he was never as pragmatic as I had given him credit for being.
- The lesson has certainly helped me rethink my politics and become more pragmatic and realistic in terms of our own struggle.
- Unfortunately, while it is eminently pragmatic, that doesn't mean that it's actually morally right.
- Certain civil servants were advocating a more pragmatic approach to the situation, however.
- They are doing the right thing for once, so I'm not going to knock them because their reasons are pragmatic rather than ideological.
- He was highly practical and would come up with pragmatic solutions on various issues.
Synonyms
empirical, hands-on, real, actual, active, applied, experiential, experimental, non-theoretical, in the field
practical, matter-of-fact, realistic, sensible, down-to-earth, commonsensical, hard-headed, expedient, businesslike, with both feet on the ground, with one's feet on the ground, rational, reasonable, no-nonsense, unsentimental, unidealistic
1. 1.1 Relating to philosophical or political pragmatism.
  实用主义的
  Example sentencesExamples
  Another aspect to this pragmatic understanding of American federalism is apparent in times of national crisis.
  But some pragmatic strategists fear that his voting record in Congress may be a bit too liberal.
  Nationalist fundamentalism as a basis for French policy gave way to pragmatic intergovernmentalism.
  He saw the pragmatic account of meaning as a method for clearing up metaphysics and aiding scientific inquiry.
  Twinned to his pragmatic, populist social democracy has been a maddening Trotskyite temperament.
  The upshot of this point of view is an activist or pragmatic conception of mind and knowledge.
  It favors pragmatic solutions over political partisanship and centrist positions over extreme ideology.
  Some Pascalians propose combining pragmatic and epistemic factors in a two-stage process.
  The contextualist / pragmatic outlook provokes anxieties of its own.
  This is a programme that any pragmatic centre-right government could be proud of.
  Indeed, for a pragmatic libertarian, the political landscape out there is pretty depressing at the moment.
  But these pragmatic matters have nothing to do with fundamental determinism.
2. 1.2Linguistics Relating to pragmatics.
  〔语言学〕语用的
  Example sentencesExamples
  I discuss in relation to cross-cultural spoken and written data two such features, and argue that they may well lead to some form of pragmatic failure.
  Furthermore, they generate the same pragmatic implicatures.
  Would not a semantically empty text, keeping only the pragmatic skeleton of a conventional letter, aptly embody the artificiality of such letters?
  This is how what linguists term pragmatic markers have arisen in languages worldwide.
  On the contrary, syntax is indispensable for a pragmatic language and pragmatics is indispensable for a syntactic language.

Origin

Late 16th century (in the senses ‘busy, interfering, conceited’): via Latin from Greek pragmatikos ‘relating to fact’, from pragma ‘deed’ (from the stem of prattein ‘do’). The current senses date from the mid 19th century.

词汇	pragmatic
释义	Definition of pragmatic in English: pragmatic adjective praɡˈmatɪkpræɡˈmædɪk 1Dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations. 讲究实际的，讲求实效的，实干的 a pragmatic approach to politics 对政治讲求实际的态度。 Example sentencesExamples Or maybe he was never as pragmatic as I had given him credit for being. Certain civil servants were advocating a more pragmatic approach to the situation, however. The Democrats decided they needed a different, more pragmatic approach in order to win. They are doing the right thing for once, so I'm not going to knock them because their reasons are pragmatic rather than ideological. The whirlwind tour was meant to humanize the low-cost leviathan so often depicted as self-serving and ruthlessly pragmatic. As a philosopher, he was known for offering a commonsense, pragmatic approach to those theoretical issues that he knew required clarity. As I read history, most of the founders were sensible and pragmatic men rather than visionary idealists. He praised the practical and pragmatic approach of the college in developing a curriculum of courses designed to help students get on in the workplace. I know I am recommending a pragmatic rather than a principled stand, but that is what national interest and foreign policy is all about. All three authors point out that as a composer Stravinsky was very pragmatic. But for all his intellectual gifts, his kingship was essentially pragmatic. Thus his apparent liberality on this question rested on pragmatic considerations rather than on principle. This leaves us with the realists, who come across as sensible, pragmatic moderates. Unfortunately, while it is eminently pragmatic, that doesn't mean that it's actually morally right. The lesson has certainly helped me rethink my politics and become more pragmatic and realistic in terms of our own struggle. All pragmatic or practical considerations have been set aside: the only question at issue is whether his beliefs about the world are true. However, the spokesperson said the board would take a practical and pragmatic approach to prosecutions. This policy was based on two pragmatic considerations, and no guerilla organisation would overlook these. But the decisions about whether or not to do them would be ruthlessly pragmatic: Would it work? He was highly practical and would come up with pragmatic solutions on various issues. Synonyms empirical, hands-on, real, actual, active, applied, experiential, experimental, non-theoretical, in the field practical, matter-of-fact, realistic, sensible, down-to-earth, commonsensical, hard-headed, expedient, businesslike, with both feet on the ground, with one's feet on the ground, rational, reasonable, no-nonsense, unsentimental, unidealistic 1.1 Relating to philosophical or political pragmatism. 实用主义的 Example sentencesExamples Twinned to his pragmatic, populist social democracy has been a maddening Trotskyite temperament. Some Pascalians propose combining pragmatic and epistemic factors in a two-stage process. The upshot of this point of view is an activist or pragmatic conception of mind and knowledge. He saw the pragmatic account of meaning as a method for clearing up metaphysics and aiding scientific inquiry. But some pragmatic strategists fear that his voting record in Congress may be a bit too liberal. It favors pragmatic solutions over political partisanship and centrist positions over extreme ideology. This is a programme that any pragmatic centre-right government could be proud of. Indeed, for a pragmatic libertarian, the political landscape out there is pretty depressing at the moment. But these pragmatic matters have nothing to do with fundamental determinism. Another aspect to this pragmatic understanding of American federalism is apparent in times of national crisis. Nationalist fundamentalism as a basis for French policy gave way to pragmatic intergovernmentalism. The contextualist / pragmatic outlook provokes anxieties of its own. 1.2Linguistics Relating to pragmatics. 〔语言学〕语用的 Example sentencesExamples Would not a semantically empty text, keeping only the pragmatic skeleton of a conventional letter, aptly embody the artificiality of such letters? I discuss in relation to cross-cultural spoken and written data two such features, and argue that they may well lead to some form of pragmatic failure. This is how what linguists term pragmatic markers have arisen in languages worldwide. On the contrary, syntax is indispensable for a pragmatic language and pragmatics is indispensable for a syntactic language. Furthermore, they generate the same pragmatic implicatures. Origin Late 16th century (in the senses 'busy, interfering, conceited'): via Latin from Greek pragmatikos 'relating to fact', from pragma 'deed' (from the stem of prattein 'do'). The current senses date from the mid 19th century. Rhymes achromatic, acrobatic, Adriatic, aerobatic, anagrammatic, aquatic, aristocratic, aromatic, asthmatic, athematic, attic, autocratic, automatic, axiomatic, bureaucratic, charismatic, chromatic, cinematic, climatic, dalmatic, democratic, diagrammatic, diaphragmatic, diplomatic, dogmatic, dramatic, ecstatic, emblematic, emphatic, enigmatic, epigrammatic, erratic, fanatic, hepatic, hieratic, hydrostatic, hypostatic, idiomatic, idiosyncratic, isochromatic, lymphatic, melodramatic, meritocratic, miasmatic, monochromatic, monocratic, monogrammatic, numismatic, operatic, panchromatic, pancreatic, paradigmatic, phlegmatic, photostatic, piratic, plutocratic, pneumatic, polychromatic, prelatic, prismatic, problematic, programmatic, psychosomatic, quadratic, rheumatic, schematic, schismatic, sciatic, semi-automatic, Socratic, somatic, static, stigmatic, sub-aquatic, sylvatic, symptomatic, systematic, technocratic, thematic, theocratic, thermostatic, traumatic Definition of pragmatic in US English: pragmatic adjectivepraɡˈmadikpræɡˈmædɪk 1Dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations. 讲究实际的，讲求实效的，实干的 a pragmatic approach to politics 对政治讲求实际的态度。 Example sentencesExamples As I read history, most of the founders were sensible and pragmatic men rather than visionary idealists. All three authors point out that as a composer Stravinsky was very pragmatic. The whirlwind tour was meant to humanize the low-cost leviathan so often depicted as self-serving and ruthlessly pragmatic. This policy was based on two pragmatic considerations, and no guerilla organisation would overlook these. Thus his apparent liberality on this question rested on pragmatic considerations rather than on principle. As a philosopher, he was known for offering a commonsense, pragmatic approach to those theoretical issues that he knew required clarity. However, the spokesperson said the board would take a practical and pragmatic approach to prosecutions. He praised the practical and pragmatic approach of the college in developing a curriculum of courses designed to help students get on in the workplace. All pragmatic or practical considerations have been set aside: the only question at issue is whether his beliefs about the world are true. I know I am recommending a pragmatic rather than a principled stand, but that is what national interest and foreign policy is all about. But the decisions about whether or not to do them would be ruthlessly pragmatic: Would it work? But for all his intellectual gifts, his kingship was essentially pragmatic. This leaves us with the realists, who come across as sensible, pragmatic moderates. The Democrats decided they needed a different, more pragmatic approach in order to win. Or maybe he was never as pragmatic as I had given him credit for being. The lesson has certainly helped me rethink my politics and become more pragmatic and realistic in terms of our own struggle. Unfortunately, while it is eminently pragmatic, that doesn't mean that it's actually morally right. Certain civil servants were advocating a more pragmatic approach to the situation, however. They are doing the right thing for once, so I'm not going to knock them because their reasons are pragmatic rather than ideological. He was highly practical and would come up with pragmatic solutions on various issues. Synonyms empirical, hands-on, real, actual, active, applied, experiential, experimental, non-theoretical, in the field practical, matter-of-fact, realistic, sensible, down-to-earth, commonsensical, hard-headed, expedient, businesslike, with both feet on the ground, with one's feet on the ground, rational, reasonable, no-nonsense, unsentimental, unidealistic 1.1 Relating to philosophical or political pragmatism. 实用主义的 Example sentencesExamples Another aspect to this pragmatic understanding of American federalism is apparent in times of national crisis. But some pragmatic strategists fear that his voting record in Congress may be a bit too liberal. Nationalist fundamentalism as a basis for French policy gave way to pragmatic intergovernmentalism. He saw the pragmatic account of meaning as a method for clearing up metaphysics and aiding scientific inquiry. Twinned to his pragmatic, populist social democracy has been a maddening Trotskyite temperament. The upshot of this point of view is an activist or pragmatic conception of mind and knowledge. It favors pragmatic solutions over political partisanship and centrist positions over extreme ideology. Some Pascalians propose combining pragmatic and epistemic factors in a two-stage process. The contextualist / pragmatic outlook provokes anxieties of its own. This is a programme that any pragmatic centre-right government could be proud of. Indeed, for a pragmatic libertarian, the political landscape out there is pretty depressing at the moment. But these pragmatic matters have nothing to do with fundamental determinism. 1.2Linguistics Relating to pragmatics. 〔语言学〕语用的 Example sentencesExamples I discuss in relation to cross-cultural spoken and written data two such features, and argue that they may well lead to some form of pragmatic failure. Furthermore, they generate the same pragmatic implicatures. Would not a semantically empty text, keeping only the pragmatic skeleton of a conventional letter, aptly embody the artificiality of such letters? This is how what linguists term pragmatic markers have arisen in languages worldwide. On the contrary, syntax is indispensable for a pragmatic language and pragmatics is indispensable for a syntactic language. Origin Late 16th century (in the senses ‘busy, interfering, conceited’): via Latin from Greek pragmatikos ‘relating to fact’, from pragma ‘deed’ (from the stem of prattein ‘do’). The current senses date from the mid 19th century.
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