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expedients
权宜手段;应急之策
expedients is the plural of expedient.
核心释义
a practical means to an end, possibly not morally ideal
- 1.
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.
- 2.
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
达到特定结果的方法或手段,尤指直接或有效的;资源。;达到目的的手段;不一定是有原则或合乎道德的;权宜之计
用法In use
The manager saw the apology as an expedient to end the argument, not a sincere change of heart.
用法提示:expedient 作名词,指为达成目的而采取的权宜手段。
For a quick expedient, she printed temporary passes instead of updating the whole system.
用法提示:expedient 为可数名词,意为应急办法。
The committee used every expedient available to avoid admitting its mistake.
用法提示:expedients 是复数形式,指各种权宜手段。
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。
an expedient for doing sth
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- a temporary expedient
- 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。
- a mere expedient
- 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。
- resort to expedients
- 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。
- politically expedient
- 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。
- expedient solution
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
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。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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