| 单词 | expedient |
| 释义 | nounadjectiveex·pe·di·entBrE /ɪkˈspiːdiənt/ NAmE /ɪkˈspiːdiənt/ noun an action that is useful or necessary for a particular purpose , but not always fair or right 权宜之计；应急办法◆ The disease was controlled by the simple expedient of not allowing anyone to leave the city . 采取了禁止所有人出城的简单应急办法，使疾病得到了控制。ex·pe·di·entBrE /ɪkˈspiːdiənt/ NAmE /ɪkˈspiːdiənt/ adjective [not usually before noun ](of an action 行动) useful or necessary for a particular purpose , but not always fair or right 得当；可取；合宜；权宜之计◆ The government has clearly decided that a cut in interest rates would be politically expedient . 政府显然认为削减利率是政治上的权宜之计。OPP inexpedient▸ ex·pe·di·ency BrE /ɪkˈspiːdiənsi/ NAmE /ɪkˈspiːdiənsi/ noun [U ]◆ He acted out of expediency , not principle . 他的行为是出于权宜之计而非原则。▸ ex·pe·di·ent·ly BrE /ɪkˈspiːdiəntli/ NAmE /ɪkˈspiːdiəntli/ adverb |
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