expedient 音标拼音: [ɪksp'idiənt]
n . 权宜之计,临时手段
a . 权宜的,方便的,有用的
权宜之计,临时手段权宜的,方便的,有用的
expedient adj 1 :
serving to promote your interest ; "
was merciful only when mercy was expedient " [
ant : {
inexpedient }]
2 :
appropriate to a purpose ;
practical ; "
in the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty "
n 1 :
a means to an end ;
not necessarily a principled or ethical one Expedient \
Ex *
pe "
di *
ent \
a . [
L .
expediens , -
entis ,
p .
pr .
of expedire to be expedient ,
release ,
extricate :
cf .
F .
exp ['
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dient .
See {
Expedite }.]
1 .
Hastening or forward ;
hence ,
tending to further or promote a proposed object ;
fit or proper under the circumstances ;
conducive to self -
interest ;
desirable ;
advisable ;
advantageous ; --
sometimes contradistinguished from {
right }
or {
principled }.
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It is expedient for you that I go away . --
John xvi .
7 .
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Nothing but the right can ever be expedient ,
since that can never be true expediency which would sacrifice a greater good to a less . --
Whately .
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2 .
Quick ;
expeditious . [
Obs .]
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His marches are expedient to this town . --
Shak .
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Expedient \
Ex *
pe "
di *
ent \,
n .
1 .
That which serves to promote or advance ;
suitable means to accomplish an end .
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What sure expedient than shall Juno find ,
To calm her fears and ease her boding mind ?
--
Philips .
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2 .
Means devised in an exigency ;
shift .
Syn :
Shift ;
contrivance ;
resource ;
substitute .
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199 Moby Thesaurus words for "
expedient ":
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pulling ,
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working hypothesis ,
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worthwhile
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