1 expedient /ɪkˈspiːdijənt/ adjective /ɪkˈspiːdijənt/
adjective
Learner's definition of EXPEDIENT
[more expedient; most expedient] often disapproving
: providing an easy and quick way to solve a problem or do something權宜之計的;應急的 -
They found it expedient to negotiate with the terrorists.他們發現與恐怖分子談判是權宜之計。
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a politically expedient solution政治上的權宜之計
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Do the right thing, not the expedient thing.做正確的事,而不是權宜之計的事。
— expedience
/ɪkˈspiːdijəns/ or expediency /ɪkˈspiːdijənsi/ noun [noncount] 2 expedient /ɪkˈspiːdijənt/ noun
plural expedients
2 expedient
/ɪkˈspiːdijənt/
noun
plural expedients
Learner's definition of EXPEDIENT
[count]
: an easy and quick way to solve a problem or do something : an expedient solution權宜之計;應急辦法 -
The government chose short-term/temporary expedients instead of a real economic policy.政府選擇了短期/暫時的應對之策,而不是實際的經濟政策。
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We can solve this problem by the simple expedient of taking out another loan.我們可通過申請另一筆貸款這一簡單的應急辦法來解決這個問題。