expedient
英 [?k'spi?d??nt; ek-]
美 [?k'spid??nt]
- adj. 權(quán)宜的；方便的；有利的
- n. 權(quán)宜之計(jì)；應(yīng)急手段
中文詞源
expedient 權(quán)宜之計(jì)來自expedite, 加速。引申義權(quán)宜，權(quán)宜之計(jì)。比較漢語欲速則不達(dá)。
英文詞源
- expedient (adj.)
- late 14c., "advantageous, fit, proper to a purpose," from Old French expedient "useful, beneficial" (14c.) or directly from Latin expedientem (nominative expediens) "beneficial," present participle of expedire "make fit or ready, prepare" (see expedite). The noun meaning "a device adopted in an exigency, that which serves to advance a desired result" is from 1650s. Related: Expediential; expedientially (both 19c.).
Expedient, contrivance, and device indicate artificial means of escape from difficulty or embarrassment; resource indicates natural means or something possessed; resort and shift may indicate either. [Century Dictionary]
雙語例句
- 1. The disease was controlled by the simple expedient of not allowing anyone to leave the city.
- 通過禁止任何人出城的簡(jiǎn)單應(yīng)急辦法使疾病得到了控制。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 2. The government found it expedient to relax censorship a little.
- 政府發(fā)現(xiàn)略微放寬審查是可取的.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 3. It was expedient to retire gracefully.
- 體面的讓步可算是權(quán)宜之計(jì).
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 4. Do whatever is expedient.
- 權(quán)宜處置,怎么方便就怎么辦.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 5. I cut my purchases dramatically by the simple expedient of destroying my credit cards.
- 通過銷毀信用卡這一簡(jiǎn)單的權(quán)宜之計(jì)，我大幅削減了自己的購(gòu)物支出。
來自柯林斯例句