| 釋義 |
expedient /ik'spi: diant; ik'spidiant/ adj (usu pred) likely to be useful or helpful for a purpose; advantageous though contrary to principle: (通常為敘述用法) 有用的; 有助益的; 有利的 (縱或不正當(dāng)); 權(quán)宜的： In times of war governments do things because they are ~. 戰(zhàn)時(shí)政府做一些事情，是因其有利。 Do what you think ~. 做你認(rèn)為有利的事。 n [C] ~ plan, action, device, etc. 有利的計(jì)劃或行動(dòng); 權(quán)宜之訐。 ~ly adv expedience /-ans; -ans/ ex pediency /-snsi; -ansi/ n [U] suitability for a purpose; being ~; self-interest: 適宜; 有利; 利己： act from expediency, not from principle. 因有利而行事，而非根據(jù)原則。 |