The building is frankly utilitarian, its corridors sized for equipment carts rather than for conversation.
这栋建筑纯粹讲求实用，走廊的宽度是按设备推车而非交谈需要设计的。
Which choice best defines “utilitarian”?
B — Designed to be useful or practical rather than attractive.. “utilitarian” means designed to be useful or practical rather than attractive..
Which word means “designed to be useful or practical rather than attractive.”?
A — utilitarian. “utilitarian” means designed to be useful or practical rather than attractive..
utilitarian — designed to be useful or practical rather than attractive.. In Chinese: 实用的，功利的.
utilitarian is pronounced /juːˌtɪlɪˈteəriən/.
The building is frankly utilitarian, its corridors sized for equipment carts rather than for conversation. (这栋建筑纯粹讲求实用，走廊的宽度是按设备推车而非交谈需要设计的。)
practical, functional, pragmatic — all close in meaning to utilitarian (designed to be useful or practical rather than attractive.).
decorative, ornamental — each the opposite of utilitarian (designed to be useful or practical rather than attractive.).
Yes. utilitarian is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
from util- (use) + -itarian (related to)