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expedient [iks'pi:diənt]
基本释义
- n. 权宜之计,临时手段
a. 权宜的,方便的,有用的
词形变化
- 副 词：ex·pe'di·ent·ly
参考例句
- was merciful only when mercy was expedient.
只有仁慈对自己有利时才是仁慈的 - Income controls were used only as a short-term expedient.
采用控制收入的办法只是作为一时的权宜之计。 - An artful or crafty expedient;a stratagem.
诡计狡猾或狡诈的手段;计谋 - It is expedient that he should go.
他去才是上策。
- was merciful only when mercy was expedient.
英英解释
1个名词解释
- a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one
2个形容词解释
- serving to promote your interest
[反] inexpedient
[例]- was merciful only when mercy was expedient
- appropriate to a purpose; practical
[例]- in the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty