expedient

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expedient 是什么意思

中文释义

n. 权宜之计

a. 权宜的, 方便的, 有用的

英文释义

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

a. serving to promote your interest

s. appropriate to a purpose; practical

expedient 的真实例句

以下例句摘自真实英文文章，看看 expedient 在自然语境里怎么用：

For all their fixation on revolutionary design solutions, innovators often find it expedient to ally themselves with the opportunists who already control the more conventional levers of politics and capital.

—— The Questionable Triumph of the ‘Baling Wire Hippies’

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