expedient
expedient
[ɪkˈspiːdɪənt, ɛk-]
adjective
expedience
noun
expediency
noun
expediently
adverb
语源
[ɪkˈspiːdɪənt, ɛk-]
adjective
- (of an action) convenient and practical although possibly improper or immoral
（行动）方便而又实际的；权宜之计的
either side could break the agreement if it were expedient to do so.
双方都可能违背该协议，若出于权宜之计办事的话。
■(of an action) suitable or appropriate
（行动）得当的；适宜的；合适的
holding a public enquiry into the scheme was not expedient.
就这一方案征求公众意见不合适。
- a means of attaining an end, especially one that is convenient but considered improper or immoral
应急的手段；权宜之计
the current policy is a political expedient.
目前的政策是政治上的权宜之计。
expedience
noun
expediency
noun
expediently
adverb
语源
- late Middle English: from Latin expedient- 'extricating, putting in order', from the verb expedire (see expedite). The original sense was neutral; the depreciatory sense, implying disregard of moral considerations, dates from the late 18th cent
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