| 单词 | expedient |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [iks'pi:diənt] |
| 解释 | n.权宜之计，临时手段；a.(指行动)有用的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. (指行动)有用的(of an action useful, helpful of advisable) 【例】 actions that were expedien rather than principled |
| 字源 | expedient (adj.) late 14c., "advantageous, fit, proper," from Old French expedient (14c.) or directly from Latin expedientem (nominative expediens) "beneficial," present participle of expedire "make fit or ready, prepare" (see expedite). The noun meaning "a device adopted in an exigency, a resource" is from 1650s. Related: Expediential; expedientially (both 19c.) |
| 不择手段背单词 | 无 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】ex 出 + ped 脚 + 音：垫；出脚时垫脚(如用砖头垫脚显得自己高)是为了方便，为达自己的目的采取的权宜之计；expend 开销花费，行贿是为达得利目的，不顾原则与道义 【相关】ident 结尾的是为私利而权宜之计，it 结尾的是迅速，加快行程 |
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