请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 expedient
释义
Expedient
nnoun.acta means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one
Hypernyms:agency means way
Inherited Hypernyms:expedientmeansimplementationacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:crutchimprovisationlast resortmake-domakeshiftpis allerstopgaptemporary expedient
Full Hyponyms:
crutchimprovisationmakeshiftpis aller
adjadj.allserving to promote your interest
Examples:
  • was merciful only when mercy was expedient
Antonyms:inexpedient
Derivationally Related Form:expedience
Inherited Hypernyms:expedient
Similar to:advantageous carpetbag carpetbagging opportunist opportunistic timeserving
See also:advantageous convenient favorable favourable politic useful utile
adj satadj.allappropriate to a purpose; practical
Examples:
  • in the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty
Antonyms:impolitic
Derivationally Related Form:expediencyexpedience
Inherited Hypernyms:expedient
Similar to:politic
随便看

 

英语词典包含147479条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/1/11 10:49:11