| 单词 | expedient |
| 释义 | expedient (ɪkspiːdiənt ) Word forms: expedients 1. countable noun [usually singular] An expedient is an action that achieves a particular purpose, but may not be morally right. He pretended to be energised by the expedient of wearing his shirt with the sleeves rolled up. [+ of] The story was a temporary expedient. Synonyms: means, measure, scheme, method 2. adjective If it is expedient to do something, it is useful or convenient to do it, even though it may not be morally right. When things go wrong it is expedient to say it was a management failure. Synonyms: advantageous, effective, useful, profitable Collocations: expedient solution The expedient solution to this was the use huff-duff stations to tune in on the fighter's radios. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But until enough of these were manufactured, some expedient solution was required. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, thought leaders seldom look for the most expedient solutions. Christianity Today Until enough of these could be manufactured, expedient solutions were required. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Instead, we were 'liberators' - a more politically expedient term. Times, Sunday Times Some extradition experts speculate that there may be a politically expedient answer for the government. Times, Sunday Times There could be no better illustration of a politically expedient drift in parameters, of the sort that those opposed to legislation fear. Times, Sunday Times Officials within the group were not supposed to marry (unless it was politically expedient) or to procreate. The Times Literary Supplement But legislation of any sort opens the door to the whims or politically expedient manoeuvres of every set of politicians to come. Times, Sunday Times Mortgage lending was controlled by the simple expedient of rationing. Times, Sunday Times (2014) He got his way by the simple expedient of voting twice. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Under the scheme the council will be able to do so by the simple expedient of branding them inefficient. Times, Sunday Times (2007) By the simple expedient of not being very important, it brings out the best in a manager. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Cyclists need to take responsibility for their own actions, through the simple expedient of staying away from a manoeuvring large vehicle. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The welfare approach is a temporary expedient. MANAGEMENT: task, responsibilities, practices (1974) It was no more than a temporary expedient. The Collins History of the World in the 20th Century (1994) But, they insist, it is merely a temporary expedient. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Without it, the eurozone economies will stumble from one temporary expedient to another, amid much human misery. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Translations: Chinese: 权宜之举, 权宜之举的 Japanese: 急場しのぎの手段, ご都合主義の |
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