expedient

expedient
[ɪkˈspiːdɪənt, ɛk-]
adjective
  1. (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。
noun
  1. 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。
派生
expedience
noun
expediency
noun
expediently
adverb
语源
  1. 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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