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  1. Oxford American Dictionary

    expedient

    • IPA[ikˈspēdēənt]

    美式

    • adj.
      (of an action) convenient and practical although possibly improper or immoral；(of an action) suitable or appropriate
    • n.
      a means of attaining an end, especially one that is convenient but considered improper or immoral

    • noun: expedient, plural noun: expedients

    • 釋義

    形容詞

    • 1. (of an action) convenient and practical although possibly improper or immoral either side could break the agreement if it were expedient to do so
    • ▪ (of an action) suitable or appropriate holding a public inquiry into the scheme was not expedient

    名詞

    • 1. a means of attaining an end, especially one that is convenient but considered improper or immoral the current policy is a political expedient
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    expedient

    • IPA[ɪkˈspiːdɪənt]

    英式

    • adj.
      (of an action) convenient and practical although possibly improper or immoral: either side could break the agreement if it were expedient to do so
    • n.
      a means of attaining an end, especially one that is convenient but possibly improper or immoral: the current policy is a political expedient

    Oxford Dictionary