expedient
英 [ɪk'spiːdɪənt; ek-]
美 [ɪk'spidɪənt]
- adj. 權宜的；方便的；有利的
- n. 權宜之計；應急手段
中文詞源
expedient 權宜之計來自expedite, 加速。引申義權宜，權宜之計。比較漢語欲速則不達。
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單應急辦法使疾病得到了控製。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. The government found it expedient to relax censorship a little.
- 政府發現略微放寬審查是可取的.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. It was expedient to retire gracefully.
- 體麵的讓步可算是權宜之計.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. Do whatever is expedient.
- 權宜處置,怎麽方便就怎麽辦.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 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單的權宜之計，我大幅削減了自己的購物支出。
來自柯林斯例句