expedient
US /ɪkˈspiː.di.ənt/
UK /ɪkˈspiː.di.ənt/
形容詞
權宜的, 方便的, 有利的
convenient and practical, although possibly improper or immoral
範例:
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It was more expedient to agree to their demands than to argue.
同意他們的要求比爭論更權宜。
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The government took the most expedient course of action.
政府採取了最權宜的行動方案。
名詞
權宜之計, 手段, 策略
a means of attaining an end, especially one that is convenient but possibly improper or immoral
範例:
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Lying was a temporary expedient to avoid punishment.
撒謊是避免懲罰的權宜之計。
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They resorted to desperate expedients to save the company.
他們採取了絕望的權宜之計來拯救公司。
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