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conveniency n. 便利;便宜;便利品 便利;便宜;便利品 Convenience \ Con* ven" ience\ (?; 106), Conveniency\ Con* ven" ien* cy\, n. [ L. convenientia agreement, fitness. See { Convenient}.] 1. The state or quality of being convenient; fitness or suitableness, as of place, time, etc.; propriety. [ 1913 Webster] Let' s further think of this; Weigh what convenience both of time and means May fit us to our shape. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] With all brief and plain conveniency, Let me have judgment. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Freedom from discomfort, difficulty, or trouble; commodiousness; ease; accommodation. [ 1913 Webster] Thus necessity invented stools, Convenience next suggested elbow chairs. -- Cowper. [ 1913 Webster] We are rather intent upon the end of God' s glory than our own conveniency. -- Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster] 3. That which is convenient; that which promotes comfort or advantage; that which is suited to one' s wants; an accommodation. [ 1913 Webster] A pair of spectacles and several other little conveniences. -- Swift. [ 1913 Webster] 4. A convenient or fit time; opportunity; as, to do something at one' s convenience. [ 1913 Webster]
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