expediency

英[ɪk'spiːdiənsi] 美[ɪk'spiːdiənsi]
  • n. 权宜；方便；私利
expediencies
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详细释义

    n. (名词)
    1. 方便
    2. 权宜之计，权宜手段，权宜措施
    3. 适宜
    4. 合算
    5. 利己，私利，考虑自身利益
    6. 便利
    7. 上策
    8. 简便方法
    9. 方便之路
    10. 利害
    11. 权术
    12. 得策，得计
    13. 得当，恰如其分

英英释义

Noun:
  1. the quality of being suited to the end in view

双语例句

1. This was a matter less of morals than of expediency.
此举只是权宜之计，不关乎道德问题。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The government is torn between principle and expediency.
政府在原则与权宜之间难于抉择.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. It was difficult to strike the right balance between justice and expediency.
在公正与私利之间很难两全.

来自辞典例句

4. There will always be tensions between principle and expediency.
原则和权宜之计之间总是矛盾重重.

来自辞典例句

5. Abortion repeal is not a question of political expediency. it is part of something greater.
废除禁止人工流产法不是一个政治权宜之计的问题. 它是一个更大问题的一部分.

来自演讲部分

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. All his actions are governed by expediency.
      他所有的行动都是一种权宜之计。
    2. An ambitious politician was guided by expediency rather than principle.
      一个有野心的政客常为私利而不是原则来指导。

用法讲解

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