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

• Compromises made now for the sake of expediency cause entropy to build up in your software.
  现在为了权宜而做的折衷将导致软件中的熵不断增大。
• The crafty lawyer was influenced more by expediency than by the love of justice.
  那狡黠的律师受利害的影响更甚于受正义之心的影响。
• We are sacrificing the long-term interest to short-term expediency.
  我们正在为暂时的权宜而牺牲长期的利益。
• 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。
• Treaties and constitutions are a means of limiting the ability of States to sacrifice long-term benefits to expediency. But not of eliminating it.
  条约和宪法是限制政府为了谋求一时方便而牺牲长期利益的能力的一种手段，但它们并不能消除这种能力。
• 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。
• A marriage for expediency rather than love.
  为了权宜而不是为了爱情而结婚。
• So keep simplicity at the back of your mind all the time, and don't confuse it with expediency, which is the path of least resistance.
  所以始终应当谨记简洁性，并且不要把它与权宜之计搞混了，那是指的阻力最少的道路和。
• 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。
• 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。