expedient
US /ɪkˈspiː.di.ənt/
UK /ɪkˈspiː.di.ənt/
形容词
权宜的, 方便的, 有利的
convenient and practical, although possibly improper or immoral
示例:
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It was more expedient to agree to their demands than to argue.
同意他们的要求比争论更权宜。
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The government took the most expedient course of action.
政府采取了最权宜的行动方案。
名词
权宜之计, 手段, 策略
a means of attaining an end, especially one that is convenient but possibly improper or immoral
示例:
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Lying was a temporary expedient to avoid punishment.
撒谎是避免惩罚的权宜之计。
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They resorted to desperate expedients to save the company.
他们采取了绝望的权宜之计来拯救公司。
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