[ 复数 expedients 比较级 more expedient 最高级 most expedient ]
"was merciful only when mercy was expedient"
"in the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty"
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N-COUNT An expedient is an action that achieves a particular purpose, but may not be morally right. 权宜之举
The curfew regulation is a temporary expedient made necessary by a sudden emergency.
宵禁令是应对突发事件时必要的临时权宜之举。
ADJ If it is expedient to do something, it is useful or convenient to do it, even though it may not be morally right. 权宜的
Governments frequently ignore human rights abuses in other countries if it is politically expedient to do so.
如果在政治上对自己有利，政府经常忽视其他国家侵犯人权的行为。
First, the weapons should be intended for use only in retaliation after a nuclear attack. Second, the possession of the weapons must be a temporary expedient.
首先，这些武器应当只在遭受核袭击后反击时才使用。其次，这些武器的拥有必须是一种临时的应急手段。
The curfew regulation is a temporary expedient made necessary by a sudden emergency.
宵禁令是应对突发事件时必要的临时权宜之举。
The disease was controlled by the simple expedient of not allowing anyone to leave the city.
通过禁止任何人出城的简单应急办法使疾病得到了控制。
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