convenience
n
1 [U] quality of being convenient or suitable; freedom from trouble or difficulty 方便; 便利; 適宜; 省事
a library planned for the users' convenience 旨在方便讀者的圖書館
I keep my reference books near my desk for convenience. 我把參考書放在書桌旁用著方便.
It was a marriage of convenience, ie They married for material advantage, not for love. 那是一門貪圖財利的親事.
2 [C]
(a) arrangement, appliance or device that is useful, helpful or suitable 有用、 有益或適宜的安排、 用具或設施
It was a great convenience to have the doctor living near us. 有醫生住在我們附近真是太方便了.
The house has all the modern conveniences, eg central heating, hot water supply, etc. 這所房屋有各種現代化的設施(如集中供暖、 熱水供應等設備).
(b) (Brit euph 婉) lavatory for the use of the general public (公共)廁所
There is a public convenience on the corner of the street. 在街道的拐角處有公共廁所.
3 (idm 習語) at one's con`venience when and where it suits one 在方便的時候及在適宜的地方
With a caravan, you can stop at your own convenience; you're not dependent on hotels. 開著一輛大篷車, 可以隨意停下來, 不用住旅館. at your earliest con`venience => early. a flag of convenience => flag1.