1 [U] the quality of being easy, useful or suitable for sb 方便;便利:
a building designed for the convenience of disabled people为方便残疾人士而设计的大厦For convenience, you can pay for everything at once.为方便起见,你可一次缴付所有费用。
2 [C] something that makes things easier, quicker or more comfortable 使事情更方便、更快捷或更舒适的东西:
houses with all the modern conveniences (= central heating, hot water, etc)具备各种现代化设施的房屋
convenience/kənˋvinjəns; kənˈviːniəns/n [U] the quality of being suitable or useful for a particular purpose [ inconvenience ] 方便﹐便利: the convenience of doing sth Most people like the convenience of using credit cards. 大多数人喜欢使用信用卡的便利。for convenience I bought a house near the station for convenience. 我在车站附近买了房子图方便。
convenienceconvenienceconveniencesnoun (no plural)being easy to use or making things easy for somebody: For convenience, I usually do all my shopping in the same place.