expedient

美 [ɪkˈspiːdiənt]英 [ɪkˈspiːdiənt]
  • n.权宜之计;应急办法
  • adj.权宜之计;合宜;可取;得当

复数: expedients 派生词: expediency n.;expediently adv.

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noun

权宜之计;应急办法
an action that is useful or necessary for a particular purpose, but not always fair or right

The disease was controlled by the simple expedient of not allowing anyone to leave the city.

通过禁止任何人出城的简单应急办法使疾病得到了控制。

adj.

not usually before noun得当;可取;合宜;权宜之计
useful or necessary for a particular purpose, but not always fair or right

The government has clearly decided that a cut in interest rates would be politically expedient.

政府显然认定削减利率是政治上的权宜之计。

inexpedient

expedient

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT 权宜之计;应急措施
    An expedient is an action that achieves a particular purpose, but may not be morally right.

    Surgical waiting lists were reduced by the simple expedient 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。

  • 2
    ADJ-GRADED 有利的;方便的;权宜之计的
    If it is expedient to do something, it is useful or convenient to do it, even though it may not be morally right.

    Governments frequently ignore human rights abuses in other countries if it is politically expedient to do so.

    如果在政治上对自己有利,各国政府经常忽视其他国家侵犯人权的行为。

noun

1
a means to an end;not necessarily a principled or ethical one

adj

1
serving to promote your interest
was merciful only when mercy was expedient
2
appropriate to a purpose;practical
in the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty

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  1. The government has clearly decided that a cut in interest rates would be politically expedient .

    政府显然认定削减利率是政治上的权宜之计。

  2. I cut my purchases dramatically by the simple expedient of destroying my credit cards .

    通过销毁信用卡这一简单的权宜之计,我大幅削减了自己的购物支出。

  3. The disease was controlled by the simple expedient of not allowing anyone to leave the city .

    通过禁止任何人出城的简单应急办法使疾病得到了控制。

  4. Governments frequently ignore human rights abuses in other countries if it is politically expedient to do so .

    如果在政治上对自己有利,各国政府经常忽视其他国家侵犯人权的行为。

  5. The story was a temporary expedient .

    这个借口是临时的应急之法。

  6. Surgical waiting lists were reduced by the simple expedient 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。

  7. Gradually , this became an expedient rather than an indispensable tactic .

    慢慢地,这变成了一种权宜之计而非必要的策略。

  8. Perhaps Calonne might return too , with fresh financial expedients .

    或许卡洛纳也会回来,带有新的财政机谋

  9. The government found it expedient to relax censorship a little .

    政府发现略微放宽审查是可取的。

  10. Every kind of expedient was devised by our friends .

    我们的朋友想出了各种各样的应急办法。

  11. He is full of [ fruitful in ] expedients .

    他办法多

  12. For us , competition policy is fundamental rather than expedient .

    竞争政策是国家的长期策略,而不是一时的权宜之计。

  13. Expedient Choices of China 's System of Property Rights

    中国产权制度的权宜选择

  14. It 's expedient to go to school near your home .

    去你家附近的学校上学比较适宜。

  15. In high frequency communication , extremely low SNR communication is an expedient means .

    在短波通信中,极低信噪比条件通信是一种应急通信手段。

  16. Shift your attention from the expedient to the important .

    将你的注意力从权宜之计转移到重要的事情上。

  17. In times of war governments do things because they are expedient .

    战时政府做一些事是因其有利。

  18. The Sub-Contractor shall adopt the most expedient method of working or construction .

    分包商应当采用最适宜的工作或施工方法。

  19. The company is having to cut jobs as an expedient .

    公司现在不得不削减职位以作权宜之计。

  20. 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。

  21. This desperate expedient , however , was no longer necessary .

    当然,这孤注一掷的措施是没有必要了。

  22. It is expedient to leave this reasoning process for a while .

    暂时先搁下这个推理过程是有益的。

  23. Given the current political impasse , such an expedient may soon be needed .

    鉴于当前的政治僵局,希腊可能很快需要此类权宜之计。

  24. They adopt the measures they regard to be most expedient .

    他们总是采取他们认为最有利的措施。

  25. It seemed the politically expedient thing to do at the time .

    目前看来,这是当时政治上的权宜之计。

  26. The president did not find it expedient to attend the meeting .

    总统认为去参加这次会议不得当。

  27. Too many others chose expedient fire sales , especially of emerging-market assets .

    仓促的贱卖资产,特别是新兴市场资产。

  28. The ideal innovation mode should be expedient and the cost of decision-making should be well considered .

    理想的变革模式是权变模式,在选择适当的改革模式时还需考虑模式抉择代价问题。

  29. Morality , for him , means doing what is expedient .

    对他来说,道德就是选方便的事做。

  30. It is expedient to create a utility class for these kinds of helper methods .

    它有利于为这些种类的助手程序创建有效的类。

measure expedient step 【导航词义:措施】
measure v. 措施,办法
〔辨析〕

尤指官方为解决某一问题而采取的行动。

〔例证〕

Measures are being taken to prevent drunk driving in the city.

正在采取措施防止该市出现酒后驾车。

New food safety measures are being demanded.

民众要求制定新的食品安全措施。

expedient v. 权宜之计
〔辨析〕

指处理问题迅速有效的方法,即应急之策。

〔例证〕

Gradually, this became an expedient rather than an indispensable tactic.

慢慢地,这变成了一种权宜之计而非必要的策略。

step v. 措施
〔辨析〕

指为处理某一问题或取得成功而采取的一系列举措之一,含有循序渐进之意,常用复数。

〔例证〕

the first step in reforming the welfare system

福利制度改革的第一步

We must take steps to end the war.

我们必须采取措施来结束这场战争。

We are taking steps to protect our environment.

我们正在采取措施以保护环境。