| 释义 |
expedient adjectiveverbs | adverb verbs➤be, prove得当；证明可取➤appear, seem看起来／好像可取◆it seems expedient to clarify the concept.看来有利于澄清这一概念。➤become变得可取➤make sth使⋯变得可取▸➤consider sth, deem sth, judge sth, think sth视⋯为权宜之计；认为⋯是变通办法▸➤find sth发现⋯可取◆the government found it expedient to relax censorship a little.政府发现略微放宽审查是可取的。adverb➤politically政治上得当expedient/ɪkˈspi:diənt ||; ɪkˈspidɪənt/adj (formal 正式) (used about an action) convenient or helpful for a purpose, but possibly not completely honest or moral （指行动）权宜的，有利于某目的的（但不一定讲求公正或道德）: ◇the government decided that it was expedient not to increase taxes until after the election. 选举前暂不加税，这是政府的权宜之计。 ➔expediency /-ənsi ||; -ənsɪ/ noun [u] ☞ expedient¹☞ expedient² |