名詞 productivity:

1. the quality of being productive or having the power to produce
   同義詞：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.
   提高了生產(chǎn)力理應(yīng)增加工資。
2. The new system has had a disastrous effect on productivity.
   新制度已對生產(chǎn)力造成了災(zāi)難性的影響。
3. `Increase productivity or lose your jobs.' `That's blackmail!'
   ｀你們要提高生產(chǎn)率，不然就把你們解雇!＇｀這是要挾!＇
4. The workers are trying their best to increase productivity.
   工人們正竭盡全力提高生產(chǎn)力。

pro.duc.tiv.i.ty

n.（名詞）
The quality of being productive.
生產(chǎn)力：具有生產(chǎn)能力的性質(zhì)
Economics The rate at which goods or services are produced especially output per unit of labor.
【經(jīng)濟學(xué)】 生產(chǎn)率：尤指每單位勞動生產(chǎn)的產(chǎn)品或服務(wù)的速率
Ecology The rate at which radiant energy is used by producers to form organic substances as food for consumers.
【生態(tài)學(xué)】 生產(chǎn)率，生產(chǎn)速率：生物生產(chǎn)者利用太陽能生產(chǎn)有機物質(zhì)以為消費有機體提供食物的速率