expediency

英 [ɪkˈspiːdiənsi]

美 [ɪkˈspiːdiənsi]

n.  不得已而做的事; 权宜之计

复数：expediencies　

GRE

BNC.19527 / COCA.19664

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 不得已而做的事;权宜之计
  Expediencymeans doing what is convenient rather than what is morally right.
  1. It seems political expediency, rather than absolute economic need, will determine who gains from the conflict...
     看来是政治上的权宜之计，而不是绝对的经济需求，将决定谁会从这场冲突中获益。
  2. 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。

英英释义

noun

• the quality of being suited to the end in view
  Synonym:expedience

双语例句

• Suggestive of or characterized by expediency, deceit, and cunning.
  显示出或以诡计、欺骗和狡诈为特征的。
• Inaction is, perhaps, inevitable for politicians faced with a difficult trade-off between political expediency and fiscal reality.
  对于在政治权宜之计和财政现实之间进行艰难取舍的政客们来说，不作为或许是不可避免的。
• For me integrity, not expediency, and deeply rooted in the values of the intrinsic business requirements.
  诚信对于我，不是权宜之计，而深深植根于企业的价值观的内在要求。
• That is what justifies government action, not only for short-term expediency but also in the long run.
  这也是评估政府行动是否正确的依据，不仅仅是图短期之利，还要放眼长远。
• But Bosnians concluded that, even when the EU sets tough conditions, political expediency will find a way round them.
  但波斯尼亚人得出的结论是，即使欧盟设置的条件苛刻，政治上的权宜之计终会找到一个解决方法。
• The lawyer's truth is not Truth, but consistency or a consistent expediency.
  律师的事实不是真理，而是坚持或始终如一的私利。（猎人）
• Money and position seemed all that mattered. a person who places expediency above principle.
  金钱和地位似乎凌驾于一切之上。把方便私利凌驾于法则原则之上的人。
• Can there not be a government in which majorities do not virtually decide right and wrong, but conscience?& in which majorities decide only those questions to which the rule of expediency is applicable?
  在政府中，如果实际上不是由大多数人而是由良知来决定正误的，而大多数人只决定那些适用于便利规则的问题，这样的政府不可能存在吗？
• It had planted the seeds of violent extremism and sacrificed long-term stability to expediency.
  这种政策还埋下了暴力极端主义的种子，为了权宜之计而牺牲了长期稳定。
• But this policy of expediency only encourages others to try the same con.
  但这种权益之计只会鼓励其他人尝试同样的欺诈伎俩。