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the expedient of doing sth
此结构用以说明为达到目的而采取的临时手段；expedient 为可数名词。
The company chose the expedient of laying off workers to cut costs.
公司选择了裁员的权宜之计来削减成本。
权宜手段；应急之策
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
权宜手段；应急之策
a practical means to an end, possibly not morally ideal
The company chose the expedient of laying off workers to cut costs.
公司选择了裁员的权宜之计来削减成本。
达到特定结果的方法或手段,尤指直接或有效的；资源。
A method or means for achieving a particular result, especially when direct or efficient; a resource.
达到目的的手段；不一定是有原则或合乎道德的
a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one
The manager saw the apology as an expedient to end the argument, not a sincere change of heart.
经理把道歉当作结束争论的权宜之计，并非真心改过。
For a quick expedient, she printed temporary passes instead of updating the whole system.
为求快速权宜，她印了临时通行证而不是更新整个系统。
The committee used every expedient available to avoid admitting its mistake.
委员会用尽一切可用权宜之计，避免承认错误。
此结构用以说明为达到目的而采取的临时手段；expedient 为可数名词。
The company chose the expedient of laying off workers to cut costs.
公司选择了裁员的权宜之计来削减成本。
介词 for 后接目的；与上一条相比，更侧重指某一具体的权宜办法。
Using tricks is only an expedient for passing the exam, not a way of learning.
使用技巧只是通过考试的权宜之计，而不是学习的方法。
it 为形式主语，真正主语为后面的不定式；该形容词常强调从实际利益出发，而非道德原则。
It may be expedient to keep the news from the public for now.
眼下暂时向公众隐瞒这条消息也许是权宜的。
find 后接复合宾语，it 为形式宾语，不定式为真正宾语；多用于较正式的语境。
The judge found it expedient to adjourn the trial.
法官认为休庭是权宜的。
Not this
We need to expedient the approval process.
Use this
We need to expedite the approval process.
expedient 是名词或形容词（权宜之计/权宜的），不是动词；表示“加快”应用动词 expedite，这里属于词类混淆。
Not this
The customer service was very expedient.
Use this
The customer service was very expeditious.
expedient 作形容词时意为“有利于目的但未必正当的”，不表示“迅速”；表示“快速高效的”应用 expeditious。
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临时权宜之计
The arrangement was only a temporary expedient.
这种安排只是临时权宜之计。
仅仅是权宜之计
They saw the agreement as a mere expedient.
他们把这项协议仅仅看作权宜之计。
诉诸权宜之计
They resorted to expedients to keep the company afloat.
他们诉诸权宜之计以维持公司运转。
政治上权宜的
The decision was politically expedient rather than principled.
这个决定是政治上权宜的，而非出于原则。
权宜的解决办法
They accepted an expedient solution to the immediate crisis.
他们接受了一个权宜的解决办法来应对眼前的危机。
认为……是权宜的
The board deemed it expedient to delay the launch.
董事会认为推迟发布是权宜的。
我们不如让一个人替百姓死，免得整个民族灭亡。
Caiaphas, the Jewish high priest, argues that sacrificing one person is politically convenient for the nation, even though it is unjust.
犹太人大祭司该亚法辩称，牺牲一个人对国家来说在政治上方便有利，即使这不公正。
凡事我都可行，但并不都有益处。
The Apostle Paul draws a distinction between what is permitted and what is actually helpful or wise in this famous New Testament verse.
使徒保罗在这句著名的《新约》经文中区分了什么是被允许的、什么才是真正有益或明智的。
Use expedient naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
遇急事要‘expedient’（应急），读音像‘一克死必典特’，记住‘急事上的权宜手段’，方便但未必是正路。
语域：formal 常见场景：political decision-making、business strategy、ethical debate expedient 作名词时指“为达目的而采用的手段”，多用于正式或书面语境，常见于政治决策、商业策略和道德讨论中；它不一定合乎道义。日常口语比较少见，通常会用 way 或 means 代替。
押韵词：obedient、ingredient 与 expedient 同以 /idiənt/ 结尾。注意拼写相似：patient、efficient、sufficient、ancient 虽都以 -ient 结尾，但发音为 /ʃənt/，并不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.