expedient
英 [ɪkˈspiːdiənt]
美 [ɪkˈspiːdiənt]
n. 权宜之计; 应急办法
adj. 得当; 可取; 合宜; 权宜之计
复数：expedients
Collins.1 / BNC.14844 / COCA.19681
同义词辨析
measuren. 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。
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。
expedientn. 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。
慢慢地，这变成了一种权宜之计而非必要的策略。
stepn. 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。
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。
牛津词典
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。
- The disease was controlled by the simple expedient of not allowing anyone to leave the city.
adj.
- 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。
- The government has clearly decided that a cut in interest rates would be politically expedient.
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 权宜之计;应急措施
Anexpedientis 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。 - The story was a temporary expedient.
这个借口是临时的应急之法。
- Surgical waiting lists were reduced by the simple expedient of striking off all patients awaiting varicose vein operations...
- ADJ-GRADED 有利的;方便的;权宜之计的
If it isexpedient todo 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。
- Governments frequently ignore human rights abuses in other countries if it is politically expedient to do so.
英英释义
noun
- a means to an end
adj
- serving to promote your interest
- was merciful only when mercy was expedient
- appropriate to a purpose
- in the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty
双语例句
- Not only because it's expedient, but because it is right.
不仅因为有利，而且因为有理。 - This desperate expedient, however, was no longer necessary.
当然，这孤注一掷的措施是没有必要了。 - Hedge funds were not at the centre of the crisis, but they are a politically expedient target.
对冲基金不是此次危机的核心问题，但它们是一个政治上有用的靶子。 - 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。 - The story was a temporary expedient.
这个借口是临时的应急之法。 - 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。 - 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。 - Morality, for him, means doing what is expedient.
对他来说，道德就是选方便的事做。 - The prime minister can call anelection when it is politicallly expedient.
如果在政治上对他有利，首相可能宣布进行大选。 - Such solutions are politically expedient, but they will not move China towards a culture of compliance.
从政治角度来看，此种解决方法颇为便利，但它们不会将中国推向合规文化。