expediency
/ɪkˈspiːdiənsi/
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GRE
Expediency means doing what is convenient rather than what is morally right. 权宜之计
noun [抽象名词] 方便，权宜；私利；权宜之计
This was a matter less of morals than of expediency. 此举主要是权宜之计，而非道德问题。
ex + ped(脚) + iency → 把脚迈出去 → 权宜之计
- 网友用 “Expediency” 造句精选
- He acted out of expediency, not principle. 他的行为是出于权宜之计而非原则。
- It is what it is, a matter of expediency. 但就是这样，一个权宜之计。