資料來源 : pyDict
方便,便利的事物,無憂慮
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Convenience \Con*ven"ience\ (?; 106), Conveniency
\Con*ven"ien*cy\, n. [L. convenientia agreement, fitness. See
{Convenient}.]
1. The state or quality of being convenient; fitness or
suitableness, as of place, time, etc.; propriety.
Let's further think of this; Weigh what convenience
both of time and means May fit us to our shape.
--Shak.
With all brief and plain conveniency, Let me have
judgment. --Shak.
2. Freedom from discomfort, difficulty, or trouble;
commodiousness; ease; accommodation.
Thus necessity invented stools, Convenience next
suggested elbow chairs. --Cowper.
We are rather intent upon the end of God's glory
than our own conveniency. --Jer. Taylor.
3. That which is convenient; that which promotes comfort or
advantage; that which is suited to one's wants; an
accommodation.
A pair of spectacles and several other little
conveniences. --Swift.
4. A convenient or fit time; opportunity; as, to do something
at one's convenience.
資料來源 : WordNet®
convenience
n 1: the state of being suitable or opportune; "chairs arranged
for his own convenience"
2: the quality of being useful and convenient; "they offered
the convenience of an installment plan" [ant: {inconvenience}]
3: a toilet that is available to the public [syn: {public
toilet}, {comfort station}, {public convenience}, {public
lavatory}, {restroom}, {toilet facility}, {wash room}]
4: a device that is very useful for a particular job [syn: {appliance},
{contraption}, {contrivance}, {gadget}, {gizmo}, {gismo},
{widget}]