中英互译
expedient
英 /ɪkˈspiːdiənt/美 /ɪkˈspiːdiənt/
基本释义
- adj.权宜的；方便的；有利的
- n.权宜之计；应急手段
复数expedients
比较级more expedient
最高级most expedient
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双语例句
- First, the weapons should be intended for use only in retaliation after a nuclear attack. Second, the possession of the weapons must be a temporary expedient.首先，这些武器应当只在遭受核袭击后反击时才使用。其次，这些武器的拥有必须是一种临时的应急手段。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- The curfew regulation is a temporary expedient made necessary by a sudden emergency.宵禁令是应对突发事件时必要的临时权宜之举。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- The disease was controlled by the simple expedient of not allowing anyone to leave the city.通过禁止任何人出城的简单应急办法使疾病得到了控制。来自《牛津词典》
网络短语
- expedient-makeshift权宜之计
- expedient measure权宜之计；高效措施
- expedient rationality方便的推理
- an expedient measure权宜之计
词语扩展
adj.
权宜的；方便的；有利的
词义分布
权宜之计
51.5%
有利的
30.3%
权宜
12.1%
应急手段
6.1%
英英释义
- n.a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one
- adj.serving to promote your interest
- adj.appropriate to a purpose; practical
词源
- expedient权宜之计来自expedite, 加速。引申义权宜，权宜之计。比较汉语欲速则不达。
- expedient方便的，权宜的来源于拉丁语动词expedire(解除脚镣;加快;打发)。 词根词缀： ex-出 + -ped-足 + -i- + -ent形容词词尾