expedient的读音是:英[?k'spi?di?nt]。expedient的意思是adj.权宜的;有用的;n.权宜之计;临时手段。expedient副词:expediently。
一、详尽释义点此查看expedient的详细内容
二、词典解释
1.权宜之计;应急措施
Anexpedient is an action that achieves a particular purpose, but may not be morally right.
expedient什么意思
e.g. Surgical waiting lists were reduced by the simpleexpedient of striking off all patients awaiting varicose vein operations...
采取了将所有等待进行静脉曲张手术的病人从名单上删除的简单做法,这一权宜之计使得外科手术等待名单得以缩减。
e.g. The story was a temporaryexpedient.
这个借口是临时的应急之法。
2.有利的;方便的;权宜之计的
If it isexpedient to do something, it is useful or convenient to do it, even though it may not be morally right.
expedient的意思
e.g. Governments frequently ignore human rights abuses in other countries if it is politicallyexpedient to do so.
如果在政治上对自己有利,各国经常忽视其他国家侵犯的行为。
三、网络解释
1. 有利的:那些人因此认为法律和公平外表的设计唯一目的是压迫不同意见者和那些生来就是从属地位人的反抗,同时确认他们自己处于高人一等的地位,应该根据他们自有的喜好(good pleasure),而喜好又仅取决于在他们看来什么对他们有利的(expedient)见解.
2. 权宜之计:俄罗斯人和中华帝国(T he Chinese Empire)在整个18世纪都在中亚腹地(Inner Asia)进行着一场武力扩张,双方都认为把各自边界范围限定(delimit)在原先17世纪旧的蒙古人的统治范围内仅仅只是权宜之计(expedient),这在1727年的恰克图条约中已经体现出来了,
3. 权宜,方便的:expect 预期,预料 |expedient 权宜,方便的 | expedite 使加速
4. 权宜之计 makeshift 权宜之计:130 exorbitant 昂贵的 expensive 昂贵的 | 131expedient 权宜之计 makeshift 权宜之计 | 132 exponential leaps 几何级数般的跳跃 rapid increases 快速增加
四、例句
Einstein found it expedient to use in the creation of his theories.
爱因斯坦发现这种本性在他理论的创建中是有用的。
It was expedient to retire gracefully.
体面的让步可算是权宜之计。
But that would be crassly expedient.
但那将是一个愚蠢的权宜之计。
五、经典引文
These, if not necessary to the existence of vegetables, may be expedient to their flourishing state.
出自:T. BeddoesThe most expedient settlements for a trading country.
出自:W. TaylorTo use our new materials..in ways that were not only expedient but beautiful.
出自:F. L. Wrightexpedient的相关近义词
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