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
- Shareholder rights have been trampled underfoot as bureaucrats and executives have cobbled together politically expedient banking mergers.
作为政治上的权宜之计，官员与高管草率地合并银行，令股东权利遭到践踏。 - The waiver will, in the short-term, boost rural incomes at a politically expedient time.
此次减免将在一个政治上对国大党有利的时刻短暂提高农村收入。 - But instead of pointing fingers and standing idly by-as would have been the politically expedient thing to do-I worked to secure concrete protections for the taxpayer.
但是而不是指向手指和身分无所事事地-和要做的政治上适当的事-我工作获取具体保护为纳税人。 - I should be able to live together if expedient to do so even if there were no emotional involvement.
即使与对方没有情感的联系，但如果会对我有利，我会同居。 - The temptation, however, seems to be: do what is most expedient to achieve the desired outcome.
不过，诱人的做法是：做对于期待中结果最称得上权宜之计的事。 - 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。 - The story was a temporary expedient.
这个借口是临时的应急之法。 - 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。 - Mr Prodi called it a short-term expedient to allow longer-term measures to be enacted.
普罗迪先生把这叫做为了实施长期措施而采取的短时权宜之计。 - The management has taken a series of expedient mea-sures to improve the company's financial situation.
管理部门采取了一系列权宜的措施改善公司的财政状况。