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单词 amenity
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amenity
noun[Cusually plural]
uk
/əˈmiː.nə.ti/us
/əˈmen.ə.t̬i/
something, such as aswimmingpoolorshoppingcentre, that isintendedto makelifemorepleasantorcomfortablefor thepeoplein atown,hotel, or otherplace:
生活福利设施，便利设施；娱乐消遣设施
Thecouncilhas somesparecash, which itproposestospendonpublicamenities.政务委员会有一些余款，计划用来增添一些公共便利设施。
basic amenities
thingsconsideredto benecessarytolivecomfortably, such ashotwater:
基本生活设施
The 200-year-oldjailisovercrowded,understaffed, andlackinginbasicamenities.这座已有200年历史的监狱拥挤不堪、警力不足，而且缺乏基本的生活设施。
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(Definition ofamenityfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

amenity| American Dictionary

amenity
noun[Cusually pl]
us
/əˈmen·ɪ·t̬i,əˈmi·nɪ·t̬i/
somethingintendedto makelifemorepleasantorcomfortableforpeople:
Strausestablishedemployeeamenities such asrestrooms,medicalcare, and alunchroom.
(Definition ofamenityfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

amenity| Business English

amenity
noun[C]
uk
/əˈmiːnəti/us
/əˈmenəti/
pluralamenities
something such as aswimmingpoolorshoppingareathat isintendedto makelifemorepleasantorconvenientforpeoplein atown,hotel, or otherplace:
publicamenities.
basic amenities
simplethings that areconsiderednecessaryforcomfort:
In somecountriesmostpeopleearnless than adollaradayandlackbasicamenitiessuch ascleanwater.
The hotel'sroomsarefunctional,incorporatingall thebasicamenities but no more.
(Definition ofamenityfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofamenity

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Instead, new social movements have organised around issues as diverse as gender, environment, urban inequalities, traveller issues, social amenities, service charges and so on.
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The concerns revolve around their audiences' appraisal of the amenities and proximity of the theatre.
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Clearly, air attacks on city centres which provided essential amenities to nearby working-class communities severely damaged civilian morale in these areas.
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Builders often could not afford to pave streets and provide the other amenities needed if they were to build houses on suburban ®elds.
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The argument has been invoked in the main for amenities.
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The second home was customarily smaller, had fewer amenities and regarded as supplementary.
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Each dwelling is accessed from an urban street side and opens out onto a shared landscape which includes amenities for passive and active recreation.
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The new funding has helped to improve the condition, standards and amenities of temporary accommodation for single homeless people.
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In the more middle class areas overcrowding and shared amenities more often referred to bedsitter accommodation for students.
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In addition, expenditure on housing and community amenities, as well as other community and social services, provided substantial benefits to the poor and disadvantaged.
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Whether the proportion of expenditure devoted to environmental amenities increases with rising income is an empirical matter, and little is known.
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One explanation of this finding is that people in poor countries cannot afford to emphasize amenities over material well-being.
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Not every impact from climate change (especially those related to biodiversity, human health, and social amenities) can be easily identified using monetary units.
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They faced the challenge of providing modern amenities and adapting the urban form to solve problems of overcrowding and unsanitary dwellings.
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The main preoccupation of much of the current research is with the proper way of measuring environmental amenities.
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