practical

practical 可行的，实际的

来自practice,实践。

practical (adj.)

early 15c., practicale "of or pertaining to matters of practice; applied," with -al (1) + earlier practic (adj.) "dealing with practical matters, applied, not merely theoretical" (early 15c.), or practic (n.) "method, practice, use" (late 14c.). In some cases directly from Old French practique (adj.) "fit for action," earlier pratique (13c.) and Medieval Latin practicalis, from Late Latin practicus "practical, active," from Greek praktikos "fit for action, fit for business; business-like, practical; active, effective, vigorous," from praktos "done; to be done," verbal adjective of prassein, prattein "to do, act, effect, accomplish."

1. After half an hour's commis-eration, we turned to more practical matters.

惺惺相惜了半个小时后，我们转而讨论一些更为实际的问题。

2. This argument is untenable from an intellectual, moral and practical standpoint.

从智识、道德和现实的角度来看，这一论点是站不住脚的。

3. Renewable sources of energy must be used where practical.

必须在可行的地方使用可再生能源。

4. The origins of bull-riding, which serves no practical purpose, are murkier.

骑牛赛没有实际意义，其起源比较令人费解。

5. He lacked any of the practical common sense essential in management.

管理方面基本的实用常识他一点也不懂。

【practical, feasible, practicable, pragmatic】
practical: a.实践的，实用的，实际的，指未经过实践检验的事物，如计划、项目等。
• She felt that most of what she learned in the course was of no practical use. 她感到在课上学到的大部分知识都没有实际用途。
feasible: a.可行的，行得通的，用来表示实施后可以成功的。
• Your work plan is feasible, so we can build the bridge immediately. 你的工作计划是可行的，所以我们可以马上修建那座桥。
practicable: a.能实施的，可行的，只表示一种可能性，但是实施后的效果不一定理想。
• Their marriage was so bad that divorce seemed the only practicable solution. 他们的婚姻是如此的糟糕以至于离婚似乎是唯一可行的解决办法。
pragmatic: a.讲究实际的，实用的，务实的，强调用常识解决实际问题，不追求不切实际的目标。
• He would like to be a doctor, but he has a pragmatic attitude and realizes that he cannot afford medical school. 他想成为一名医生，但是他很实际，知道自己上不起医学院。

【realistic, practical, feasible, reasonable】
realistic: 符合实际的，现实的
practical: 实际的，现实的，实用性的
feasible: 可行的，适当的
reasonable: 合理的，有道理的，适当的