Definition of felicific in English:

felicific

adjective ˌfiːlɪˈsɪfɪkˌfeləˈsifik

Philosophy

Relating to or promoting increased happiness.
〔伦理〕事关幸福的；造福的，带来幸福的
the institution of a rule against murder is in general felicific
制定反凶杀条例总体而言是造福大众的。
Example sentencesExamples
- Take all those high scorers in the felicific calculus, raise the stakes and challenge Cameron to tell us how he will offer all this extra happiness on his ‘dramatically different’ tax and spend.
- Beyond some point, the disutility of additional work surely offsets the value, both internal and external, of this work, even in the idealized felicific calculus.
- Could man ever return to the felicific idea of progress as advocated by the 18th or 19th centuries?
- And of course there was Bentham with his felicific calculus of pleasure and pain, to say nothing of Jefferson and Franklin.
- Bentham's ambition of a felicific calculus - a scientific way of measuring what matters in decisions - was inherited by economics.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Latin felicificus, from felix, felic- 'happy'.

Definition of felicific in US English:

felicific

adjectiveˌfeləˈsifik

Philosophy

Relating to or promoting increased happiness.
〔伦理〕事关幸福的；造福的，带来幸福的
the institution of a rule against murder is in general felicific
制定反凶杀条例总体而言是造福大众的。
Example sentencesExamples
- Take all those high scorers in the felicific calculus, raise the stakes and challenge Cameron to tell us how he will offer all this extra happiness on his ‘dramatically different’ tax and spend.
- Could man ever return to the felicific idea of progress as advocated by the 18th or 19th centuries?
- And of course there was Bentham with his felicific calculus of pleasure and pain, to say nothing of Jefferson and Franklin.
- Bentham's ambition of a felicific calculus - a scientific way of measuring what matters in decisions - was inherited by economics.
- Beyond some point, the disutility of additional work surely offsets the value, both internal and external, of this work, even in the idealized felicific calculus.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Latin felicificus, from felix, felic- ‘happy’.

单词	felicific
释义	Definition of felicific in English: felicific adjective ˌfiːlɪˈsɪfɪkˌfeləˈsifik Philosophy Relating to or promoting increased happiness. 〔伦理〕事关幸福的；造福的，带来幸福的 the institution of a rule against murder is in general felicific 制定反凶杀条例总体而言是造福大众的。 Example sentencesExamples Take all those high scorers in the felicific calculus, raise the stakes and challenge Cameron to tell us how he will offer all this extra happiness on his ‘dramatically different’ tax and spend. Beyond some point, the disutility of additional work surely offsets the value, both internal and external, of this work, even in the idealized felicific calculus. Could man ever return to the felicific idea of progress as advocated by the 18th or 19th centuries? And of course there was Bentham with his felicific calculus of pleasure and pain, to say nothing of Jefferson and Franklin. Bentham's ambition of a felicific calculus - a scientific way of measuring what matters in decisions - was inherited by economics. Origin Mid 19th century: from Latin felicificus, from felix, felic- 'happy'. Definition of felicific in US English: felicific adjectiveˌfeləˈsifik Philosophy Relating to or promoting increased happiness. 〔伦理〕事关幸福的；造福的，带来幸福的 the institution of a rule against murder is in general felicific 制定反凶杀条例总体而言是造福大众的。 Example sentencesExamples Take all those high scorers in the felicific calculus, raise the stakes and challenge Cameron to tell us how he will offer all this extra happiness on his ‘dramatically different’ tax and spend. Could man ever return to the felicific idea of progress as advocated by the 18th or 19th centuries? And of course there was Bentham with his felicific calculus of pleasure and pain, to say nothing of Jefferson and Franklin. Bentham's ambition of a felicific calculus - a scientific way of measuring what matters in decisions - was inherited by economics. Beyond some point, the disutility of additional work surely offsets the value, both internal and external, of this work, even in the idealized felicific calculus. Origin Mid 19th century: from Latin felicificus, from felix, felic- ‘happy’.
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