expedient
- IPA[ikˈspēdēənt]
美式
- (of an action) convenient and practical although possibly improper or immoral;(of an action) suitable or appropriate
- 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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- IPA[ɪkˈspiːdɪənt]
英式
- (of an action) convenient and practical although possibly improper or immoral: either side could break the agreement if it were expedient to do so
- 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