| 单词 | expediency |
| 释义 | expediency (once / 1857 pages) n Expediency gets you what you want. While its tone can be neutral, expediency often suggests self-interest, possibly at the expense of doing what's right. Expediency comes from the word expedient, which derived from the Latin expedientem, meaning "beneficial." The negative aspect of the word came about in the 18th Century, taking on the aspect of doing something in the most convenient and advantageous manner, even though that way might be against conventional ethics. As W. Somerset Maugham once wrote, “The most useful thing about a principle is that it can always be sacrificed to expediency.” WORD FAMILYexpediency: expediencies+/expedience: expediences/expedient: expedience, expediency, expediently, expedients, inexpedient/inexpedient: inexpedience, inexpediency, inexpediently USAGE EXAMPLESHe also didn’t like the idea of Google’s obscuring his site’s links — with AMP, they read google.com instead of macstories.net — in the interest of expediency. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) But on the issues that rise to presidential attention — immigration, trade, taxes, infrastructure spending — Trump will opt for political expediency over ideological zealotry. Washington Post(Dec 16, 2016) Political expediency in a White House that does not see itself as being bound by the rule of law. Wall Street Journal(Dec 07, 2016) n the quality of being suited to the end in view Syn|Ant|Hyper expedience inexpedience, inexpediency the quality of being unsuited to the end in view advantage, vantage the quality of having a superior or more favorable position |
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