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expedience是什么意思

expedience

[ik'spi:diənsi,-əns]

n. 私利；权宜；方便

英文词源

expedience (n.): mid-15c., "advantage, benefit," from Old French expedience, from Late Latin expedientia, from expedientem (see expedient). From "that which is expedient," the sense tends toward "utilitarian wisdom." Meaning "quality of being expedient" is from 1610s. Related: Expediency (1610s).

双语例句

1. This system has universality, expedience to use, and expansibility in practice.: 该系统在使用中具有广泛性、高效性、使用方便性和可扩展性.

2. Moral convictions must out - weigh expedience and buck passing.: 道德的信念必须重于权宜之计和逃避责任.

3. The true danger is when liberty is nibbled away , for expedience, and by parts.: 真正危险的时候是那些为了权宜之计,将自由逐渐的、小块的蚕食的时候.

4. Those ideals still light the world, and we will not give them up for expedience's sake.: 那些理想依然在照亮着这个, 我们不会因一时的困难而放弃这些理想.

5. It has been proved safe, economical and expedience finallythe supportingmethod was adopted in large foundation pit.: 实践证明,在超大型深基坑中,采用这种新型的深基坑支护方法是能够满足安全要求, 同时可以节约造价,方便施工.