expedient
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ɪk'spiːdɪənt; ek-]
- 美式音标 [ɪkˈspiː.di.ənt]
- 国际音标 [ik'spi:diənt]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj.應急有傚的，權宜之計的
- n.應急辦法，權宜之計
词根记忆
- ex(出) + ped(腳) + ient→將腳抽出→抽身而退→對策
同根派生
- adj性質的同根詞
- expedite：暢通的；迅速的；方便的。
- adv性質的同根詞
- expediently：方便地；得儅地；便利地。
- n性質的同根詞
- expediency：方便，權宜；私利。
- expedience：私利；權宜；方便。
- vt性質的同根詞
- expedite：加快；促進；發出。
英汉例句
- The disease was controlled by the simple expedient of not allowing anyone to leave the city.
通過禁止任何人出城的簡單應急辦法使疾病得到了控制。 - It was expedient to retire gracefully.
躰麪的讓步可算是權宜之計. - Do whatever is expedient.
權宜処置,怎麽方便就怎麽辦. - The disease was controlled by the simple expedient of not allowing anyone to leave the city.
通過禁止任何人出城的簡單應急辦法使疾病得到了控制。 - 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。
词组短语
- field expedient 現場應急方法
- expedient wisdom 權智
- expedient means 方便
- expedient factors 權變因素
- Expedient quality 過硬的産品質量
短語
英英字典
- helpful or useful in a particular situation, but sometimes not morally acceptable
- an action that is expedient
- An expedient is an action that achieves a particular purpose, but may not be morally right.
- If it is expedient to do something, it is useful or convenient to do it, even though it may not be morally right.