productivity

名词 productivity:

1. the quality of being productive or having the power to produce
   同义词：productiveness
2. (economics) the ratio of the quantity and quality of units produced to the labor per unit of time

1. Improved productivity justifies an increase in wages.
   提高了生产力理应增加工资。
2. The new system has had a disastrous effect on productivity.
   新制度已对生产力造成了灾难性的影响。
3. `Increase productivity or lose your jobs.' `That's blackmail!'
   ｀你们要提高生产率，不然就把你们解雇!＇｀这是要挟!＇
4. The workers are trying their best to increase productivity.
   工人们正竭尽全力提高生产力。

pro.duc.tiv.i.ty

n.（名词）
The quality of being productive.
生产力：具有生产能力的性质
Economics The rate at which goods or services are produced especially output per unit of labor.
【经济学】 生产率：尤指每单位劳动生产的产品或服务的速率
Ecology The rate at which radiant energy is used by producers to form organic substances as food for consumers.
【生态学】 生产率，生产速率：生物生产者利用太阳能生产有机物质以为消费有机体提供食物的速率