英语词汇“expedient”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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The adjective expedient describes something that provides an easy way to achieve a goal or result, but it's not necessarily a moral solution.

Politically expedient means something you do to advance yourself politically. Use expedient when you want to hint that a particular solution or strategy has certain benefits and advantages but is not completely fair. However, expedient can also be used as a noun to describe something practical for a particular purpose.

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

expedient / expeditious

Something expedient is helpful to you. If you vote your friend in for student body president just because you know she'll hook you up — that's an expedient choice. But expeditious is speedy, like your expeditious exit from the voting booth because you know didn't do the right thing.

Expedient describes a politically advantageous choice. Expedient also describes something that's good for you or something that's useful. It dates back to the 1400s and has its roots in Old French (expedient) and Latin (expedientem). Here are some expedient examples:

Should the government, which promised to protect airline passengers last year, do the expedient thing — or the right thing? (Seattle Times)

But Mr. Kim's defiance, at times unshakeable, has been known to soften when politically expedient. (New York Times)

On the other hand, expeditious isn't up to anything, it just means speedy or prompt. Expeditious entered English in the late 1400s via expedition, which also has roots in Old French and Latin. If you want to speed things up, use expeditious:

Mr. Fine remains hopeful of a credible and expeditious review of the relevant issues by law enforcement authorities. (Seattle Times)

The bill was given an expeditious passage as the Senate suspended order 79 of its standing rules to amend the National Minimum Wage Act. (All Africa)

Although expedient and expeditious come from the same Latin root word for "to make ready or to prompt," they parted ways by the 1600s, when expedient became self-serving. Use expedient for "advantageous" and expeditious for "speedy," like how fast you plan for an expedition to Antarctica, or across the street.

WORD FAMILY

expedient: expedience, expediency, expediently, expedients, inexpedient+/expedience: expediences/expediency: expediencies/inexpedient: inexpedience, inexpediency, inexpediently

USAGE EXAMPLES

In Syria, the separation was an expedient fiction.

The New Yorker(Dec 04, 2016)

Francis has weakened the Curia’s grip partly by the simple expedient of ignoring it at critical junctures.

Economist(Jul 28, 2016)

Now it’s up to the Legislature to do what’s necessary - rather than what’s expedient - to protect our state’s most vulnerable children.

Washington Times(Nov 22, 2016)

1adj appropriate to a purpose; practical

in the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty

Syn

politic

marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness

2adj serving to promote your interest

was merciful only when mercy was expedient

Syn|Ant

advantageous

giving an advantage

convenient

suited to your comfort or purpose or needs

advantageous

appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness

opportunist, opportunistic, timeserving

taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit

carpetbag, carpetbagging

presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality

politic

marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness

useful, utile

being of use or service

inexpedient

not suitable or advisable

disadvantageous

constituting a disadvantage

inadvisable

not advisable

impolitic

not politic

3n a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one

Hypo|Hyper

make-do, makeshift, stopgap

something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency

crutch

anything that serves as an expedient

improvisation, temporary expedient

an unplanned expedient

last resort, pis aller

an expedient adopted only in desperation

agency, means, way

how a result is obtained or an end is achieved

单词	expedient
释义	expedient (once / 409 pages) adjn The adjective expedient describes something that provides an easy way to achieve a goal or result, but it's not necessarily a moral solution. Politically expedient means something you do to advance yourself politically. Use expedient when you want to hint that a particular solution or strategy has certain benefits and advantages but is not completely fair. However, expedient can also be used as a noun to describe something practical for a particular purpose. CHOOSE YOUR WORDS expedient / expeditious Something expedient is helpful to you. If you vote your friend in for student body president just because you know she'll hook you up — that's an expedient choice. But expeditious is speedy, like your expeditious exit from the voting booth because you know didn't do the right thing. Expedient describes a politically advantageous choice. Expedient also describes something that's good for you or something that's useful. It dates back to the 1400s and has its roots in Old French (expedient) and Latin (expedientem). Here are some expedient examples: Should the government, which promised to protect airline passengers last year, do the expedient thing — or the right thing? (Seattle Times) But Mr. Kim's defiance, at times unshakeable, has been known to soften when politically expedient. (New York Times) On the other hand, expeditious isn't up to anything, it just means speedy or prompt. Expeditious entered English in the late 1400s via expedition, which also has roots in Old French and Latin. If you want to speed things up, use expeditious: Mr. Fine remains hopeful of a credible and expeditious review of the relevant issues by law enforcement authorities. (Seattle Times) The bill was given an expeditious passage as the Senate suspended order 79 of its standing rules to amend the National Minimum Wage Act. (All Africa) Although expedient and expeditious come from the same Latin root word for "to make ready or to prompt," they parted ways by the 1600s, when expedient became self-serving. Use expedient for "advantageous" and expeditious for "speedy," like how fast you plan for an expedition to Antarctica, or across the street. WORD FAMILY expedient: expedience, expediency, expediently, expedients, inexpedient+/expedience: expediences/expediency: expediencies/inexpedient: inexpedience, inexpediency, inexpediently USAGE EXAMPLES In Syria, the separation was an expedient fiction. The New Yorker(Dec 04, 2016) Francis has weakened the Curia’s grip partly by the simple expedient of ignoring it at critical junctures. Economist(Jul 28, 2016) Now it’s up to the Legislature to do what’s necessary - rather than what’s expedient - to protect our state’s most vulnerable children. Washington Times(Nov 22, 2016) 1adj appropriate to a purpose; practical in the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty Syn politic marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness 2adj serving to promote your interest was merciful only when mercy was expedient Syn\|Ant advantageous giving an advantage convenient suited to your comfort or purpose or needs advantageous appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness opportunist, opportunistic, timeserving taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit carpetbag, carpetbagging presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality politic marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness useful, utile being of use or service inexpedient not suitable or advisable disadvantageous constituting a disadvantage inadvisable not advisable impolitic not politic 3n a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one Hypo\|Hyper make-do, makeshift, stopgap something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency crutch anything that serves as an expedient improvisation, temporary expedient an unplanned expedient last resort, pis aller an expedient adopted only in desperation agency, means, way how a result is obtained or an end is achieved
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