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

• 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。
• The government is torn between principle and expediency.
  政府陷于原则与权宜的两难之境。
• 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。
• 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。
• He led the country into war not out of economic expediency but because he believed it was morally necessary.
  他带领美国参战并不是出于经济上的利益，而是因为他相信美国在道义上必须参战。
• 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。
• All his actions are governed by expediency.
  他所有的行动都是一种权宜之计。
• But in the argument between justice and expediency, both must have their say.
  但在公正和偏私之间的争论，两边各执一词。
• 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。