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发音：[prægˈmædɪk]
例句：
- The word “pragmatic” refers to focusing on practical results and real-world applications rather than theories or ideals. It means dealing with situations in a realistic and sensible way, based on what will work in practice rather than what is perfect in theory.
- When we take a chance on someone we don’t know, it’s better to keep our expectations pragmatic, or even low, rather than rushing into the unknown with our feelings wide open.
- Both China and the United States said they hope to make progress on some small, pragmatic issues, like better communication between their military forces and making travel between the countries easier.
- The IMF said that the new program is “pragmatic and realistic” and aims to reduce Argentina’s high inflation by cutting the money used to cover the country’s budget gap.
- Since the Apollo missions, lunar exploration has combined the national pride and ambition of human spaceflight with the more focused and pragmatic goals of scientific exploration, though these two approaches don’t always align smoothly.
- I understand the company’s perspective: it assumes that a customer willing to spend $2,000 on tech is likely to be more forgiving, compared to someone who prioritizes a pragmatic, reliable device for everyday use.
解释：
- Pragmatic这个单词做形容词使用，其表示“concerned with practical matters”这一含义，即“实用的/讲求实效的/务实的”，与practical /realistic /objective等单词构成近义词。
- 具体使用场景如下：
- Some see the Messenger Kids app as a pragmatic solution to give children under 13 a safe space to interact, rather than allowing them access to the main Facebook social network.（一些人认为 Messenger Kids 应用是一个务实的解决方案，为13岁以下的儿童提供了一个安全的互动空间，而不是让他们进入主流的 Facebook 社交网络。）
–Technology - SPUN’s efforts to map fungi in understudied regions demonstrate a pragmatic approach that could help scientists better understand the functioning of complex ecosystems like forests, explains mycologist Justine Karst from the University of Alberta, Edmonton.（SPUN 在未被充分研究的地区绘制真菌地图的努力展示了一种务实的方法，这种方法有助于科学家更好地理解像森林这样的复杂生态系统的运行机制，阿尔伯塔大学的真菌学家贾斯汀·卡斯特解释道。）
–Science - The creative playstyle of Real Madrid and Benfica was replaced by catenaccio, which was then succeeded by Total Football, and eventually followed by the more pragmatic pressing approach during the years of English dominance.（皇马和本菲卡的创造性比赛风格被链式防守取代，随后是全攻全守，最终演变为更务实的压迫式打法，在英格兰主导的时期占据主导地位。）
–Sport - When addressing Google’s employees in 2010, Ms. Harris positioned herself not as an adversary with the authority to regulate Google, but as a pragmatic ally who understood and could communicate in the language of the tech industry.（2010年，哈里斯女士在对谷歌员工讲话时，展现出自己并非具有监管谷歌权力的对手，而是一位能够理解并以科技行业语言交流的务实盟友。）
–Business - His study of city walking includes analytical tools like the “walkability index” and “aggregation effects”—pragmatic measures, but ones that overlook differences and suggest that all cities are, or should be, walked in the same way.（他对城市步行的研究包含了诸如“可步行指数”和“聚合效应”这样的分析工具——这些是务实的衡量标准，但忽略了城市之间的差异，暗示所有城市都应以相同的方式进行步行。）
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