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expedient

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expedient的德文解釋

漢語翻譯


n. 權宜之計
a. 權宜的, 方便的, 有用的
【法】 緊急的手段, 權宜之計

詞型變化：

副詞:expediently 

英文解釋：

名詞 expedient:

  1. a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one

形容詞 expedient:

  1. serving to promote your interest
  2. appropriate to a purpose; practical

例句：

  1. A clever, expedient way of doing something.
    訣竅做事情的靈巧的，便利的方法
  2. As he had forgot his keys, he got into the house by the simple expedient of climbing through the window.
    他由於忘了帶鑰匙，便以簡單的應急辦法從窗戶爬進屋裡。
  3. He thought it expedient not to tell his wife where he had been.
    他認為不告訴妻子他去過哪裡是適宜的。

詳細解釋：


ex.pe.di.ent

adj.（形容詞）
Appropriate to a purpose.
有利的：與目的相稱的

Serving to promote one`s interest:
出於私利的：用來為自己利益服務的：
例句：
was merciful only when mercy was expedient.
只有仁慈對自己有利時才是仁慈的

Based on or marked by a concern for self-interest rather than principle; self-interested.
基於私利的：依自身利害而定的，基於私利而非原則考慮的；自私自利
Obsolete Speedy; expeditious.
【廢語】 快速的；倉促的
n.（名詞）
Something that is a means to an end.
對策：達到目的的方法
Something contrived or used to meet an urgent need.See Synonyms at makeshift
權宜之計，應急手段：為應急而設計或使用的事物參見 makeshift

來源：
Middle English
中古英文
from Latin expediôns expedient- [present participle of] expedore [to make ready] * see expedite
源自 拉丁語 expediôns expedient- [] expedore的現在分詞 [做好準備] *參見 expedite

【引伸】
expe.diently
adv.（副詞）

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