音标:[ik'spi:diәnt] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
n. 权宜之计
a. 权宜的, 方便的, 有用的
n. a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one
a. serving to promote your interest
s. appropriate to a purpose; practical
词型变化:名词复数形式 : expedients
考试类型:[托福/IELTS/GRE]
词性分布:
形容词68%
名词32%

expedient的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. Einstein found it expedient to use in the creation of his theories.爱因斯坦发现这种本性在他理论的创建中是有用的。
用作名词(n.)
  1. It was expedient to retire gracefully.体面的让步可算是权宜之计。
  2. But that would be crassly expedient.但那将是一个愚蠢的权宜之计。

经典引文

  • These, if not necessary to the existence of vegetables, may be expedient to their flourishing state.

    出自:T. Beddoes
  • The most expedient settlements for a trading country.

    出自:W. Taylor
  • To use our new materials..in ways that were not only expedient but beautiful.

    出自:F. L. Wright
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