convenience
/kənˈviːnjəns/noun
1
- mass noun the state of being able to proceed with something with little effort or difficulty方便, 便利：
the sequence has been simplified for convenience.
为方便而简化了顺序。
1.1
- the quality of contributing to such a state方便性, 便利性：
the success of the food halls in large stores is due to their convenience.
大商店餐饮部的成功源于它们的便利性。
1.2
- count noun a thing that contributes to an easy and effortless way of life使生活方便舒适的设备; 便利设施：
voicemail was seen as one of the desktop conveniences of the electronic office.
语音邮件曾被看做是电子办公室的桌面便利之一。
2
- count noun Brit. a public toilet.〈英〉 公共厕所。
短语
at one's convenience
- at a time or place that suits one在某人方便的时间（或地点）。
at one's earliest convenience
- as soon as one can without difficulty方便的时候尽早。
词源
late Middle English: from Latin convenientia, from convenient- 'assembling, agreeing', from the verb convenire （see CONVENE）.