expedient

音標(biāo)發(fā)音

• 英式音標(biāo) [?k'spi?d??nt; ek-]
• 美式音標(biāo) [?k?spi?.di.?nt]
• 國(guó)際音標(biāo) [ik'spi:di?nt]
• 英式發(fā)音
• 美式發(fā)音

基本解釋

• adj.應(yīng)急有效的，權(quán)宜之計(jì)的
• n.應(yīng)急辦法，權(quán)宜之計(jì)

詞根記憶

• ex(出) + ped(腳) + ient→將腳抽出→抽身而退→對(duì)策

同根派生

• adj性質(zhì)的同根詞

  expedite：暢通的；迅速的；方便的。

• adv性質(zhì)的同根詞

  expediently：方便地；得當(dāng)?shù)?；便利地?/dd>

• n性質(zhì)的同根詞

  expediency：方便，權(quán)宜；私利。

  expedience：私利；權(quán)宜；方便。

• vt性質(zhì)的同根詞

  expedite：加快；促進(jìn)；發(fā)出。

• expedient相關(guān)詞

英漢例句

• The disease was controlled by the simple expedient of not allowing anyone to leave the city.
  通過(guò)禁止任何人出城的簡(jiǎn)單應(yīng)急辦法使疾病得到了控制。
• It was expedient to retire gracefully.
  體面的讓步可算是權(quán)宜之計(jì).
• Do whatever is expedient.
  權(quán)宜處置,怎么方便就怎么辦.
• The disease was controlled by the simple expedient of not allowing anyone to leave the city.
  通過(guò)禁止任何人出城的簡(jiǎn)單應(yīng)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.
  采取了將所有等待進(jìn)行靜脈曲張手術(shù)的病人從名單上刪除的簡(jiǎn)單做法，這一權(quán)宜之計(jì)使得外科手術(shù)等待名單得以縮減。

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詞組短語(yǔ)

短語(yǔ)

• field expedient 現(xiàn)場(chǎng)應(yīng)急方法
• expedient wisdom 權(quán)智
• expedient means 方便
• expedient factors 權(quán)變因素
• Expedient quality 過(guò)硬的產(chǎn)品質(zhì)量

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英英字典

劍橋英英字典

• helpful or useful in a particular situation, but sometimes not morally acceptable
• an action that is expedient

柯林斯英英字典

• 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.

• expedient劍橋字典
• expedient柯林斯字典