| 单词 | expedient |
| 释义 | expedient —expediently, adv. /ik spee"dee euhnt/, adj. 1. tending to promote some proposed or desired object; fit or suitable for the purpose; proper under the circumstances: It is expedient that you go. 2. conducive to advantage or interest, as opposed to right. 3. acting in accordance with expediency. n. 4. a means to an end: The ladder was a useful expedient for getting to the second floor. 5. a means devised or employed in an exigency; resource; shift: Use any expedients you think necessary to get over the obstacles in your way. [1350-1400; ME < L expedient- (s. of expediens), prp. of expedire. See EXPEDITE, -ENT] Syn. 1. advisable, appropriate, desirable; advantageous, profitable. 5. device, contrivance, resort. Ant. 1. disadvantageous. |
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