functional

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

func·tion·al AW [functional functionally] BrE [ˈfʌŋkʃənl] NAmE [ˈfʌŋkʃənl] adjective
1. practical and useful; with little or no decoration
Syn: ↑utilitarian
•Bathrooms don't have to be purely functional.
•The office was large and functional rather than welcoming.
2. having a special purpose; making it possible for sb to do sth or for sth to happen
•a functional disorder (= an illness caused when an organ of the body fails to perform its function)
•a functional approach to language learning
•These units played a key functional role in the military operation.
3. (especially of a machine, an organization or a system)working; able to work
•The hospital will soon be fully functional.
Derived Word: ↑functionally

Example Bank:
•Items such as musical instruments may be both functional and aesthetically pleasing.
•The office is a functional working area, designed with efficiency in mind.
•We've lost hope of having a fully functional hospital.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  running(a), operative, working(a), usable, useable, operable, operational
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  organic, nonfunctional