functionalist
adjective uk/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən.əl.ɪst/ us/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən.əl.ɪst/
architecture, engineering specialized（建筑）功能主义的，实用主义的
based on the principle that the most important thing about an object or building is its use rather than what it looks like
a compact, 1930s functionalist building that was once the local bank 一座曾经是当地银行、紧凑的1930年代功能主义建筑
These commercial office blocks share a depressingly functionalist approach to architecture. 这些商业办公大楼均采用了功能主义建筑风格，令人压抑。
功能主义者的
describing or examining something according to its use or purpose
A functionalist explanation considers an animal's traits acording to their contribution to the animal's survival. 功能主义者的理解是动物的特性要用这些特性对这种动物生存（繁衍）的贡献值来进行考量。
From a functionalist perspective, society is regarded as a system. 从功能主义者的角度来看，社会被视为一个系统。
See: functionalism
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- The building's functionalist design owed much to Emberton's assistant George Fairweather.
- The interior was designed by the innovative functionalist architect E. G. Asplund.
- It was a rather pretentious building for the usually functionalist family.
- cheap, functionalist designs devoid of any real complexity
- He developed a functionalist analysis of social systems.
- The functionalist view of consultancy sees consulting firms as carriers and transmitters of management knowledge.
- This argument is largely a functionalist one.