expedient的中文翻譯是什麼意思
expedient
adj. 應急有效的，權宜之計的; 方便的，便利的，有利的
n. 應急辦法，權宜之計
expedient的柯林斯釋義
N-COUNT權宜之計;應急措施
An expedient is 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...
採取了將所有等待進行靜脈曲張手術的病人從名單上刪除的簡單做法，這一權宜之計使得外科手術等待名單得以縮減。
The story was a temporary expedient.
這個藉口是臨時的應急之法。
ADJ-GRADED有利的;方便的;權宜之計的
If it is expedient to do 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.
如果在政治上對自己有利，各國政府經常忽視其他國家侵犯人權的行為。
expedient的英文釋義
Noun
1. a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one
Adjective
1. serving to promote your interest;
- was merciful only when mercy was expedient
2. appropriate to a purpose; practical;
- in the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty
expedient的場景例句
Although such dramatic measures may be expedient, they are likely to have serious adverse consequences.
雖然諸如此類引人矚目的措施可能只是權宜之計, 但正是這些權宜之計很可能造成嚴重的反作用.
Every kind of expedient was devised by our friends.
我們的朋友想出了各種各樣的應急辦法.
The land sales were merely a temporary expedient for dealing with an immediate need.
出售土地是一應急的權宜之計.
The land sale was merely a temporary expedient for dealing with an immediate need.
出售土地不過是應急的權益之計.
China's reform and opening up is not an expedient measure but vital.
中國改革開放不是權宜之計,而是百年大計.