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expedient
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Learner's definition of EXPEDIENT
[more expedient; most expedient] often disapproving
: providing an easy and quick way to solve a problem or do something权宜之计的；应急的
- They found it expedient to negotiate with the terrorists.他们发现与恐怖分子谈判是权宜之计。
- a politically expedient solution政治上的权宜之计
- Do the right thing, not the expedient thing.做正确的事，而不是权宜之计的事。
2 expedient /ɪkˈspiːdijənt/ noun
plural expedients
2 expedient
/ɪkˈspiːdijənt/
noun
plural expedients
Learner's definition of EXPEDIENT
[count]
: an easy and quick way to solve a problem or do something : an expedient solution权宜之计；应急办法
- The government chose short-term/temporary expedients instead of a real economic policy.政府选择了短期/暂时的应对之策，而不是实际的经济政策。
- We can solve this problem by the simple expedient of taking out another loan.我们可通过申请另一笔贷款这一简单的应急办法来解决这个问题。
ex·pe·di·ent ik-ˈspē-dē-ənt 
: something done or used to achieve a particular end usually quickly or temporarily : an expedient action or solution
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Adjective Marley found it expedient to maintain social relationships with gunmen and politicans from both political parties. 
Robert Palmer, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 1994 The marble floor … gave the hall the aspect of a cathedral, and the walls were decorated with aphorisms such as Cicero's THE WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE IS THE HIGHEST LAW, a phrase he found curiously—or at least potentially—expedient in what was certainly designed as a temple to the idea of law. Tom Clancy, Patriot Games, 1987 Under political pressure and at the urging of Jefferson, Madison finally (but grudgingly) admitted that a bill of rights might help, over time, to instill in the people a greater respect for "the fundamental maxims of free government." But even as he was shepherding the first amendments through Congress, in 1789, he privately described them (amazingly enough) as a "nauseous project," required only for expedient reasons of politics. Jack N. Rakove, Atlantic, December 1986 They found it expedient to negotiate with the terrorists. Do the right thing, not the expedient thing. Noun In 1882, racing to meet the deadline on Life on the Mississippi, he [Mark Twain] boasted to W. D. Howells that he had managed to churn out 9,500 words in a day, having resorted to the old hack's expedient of copying out large chunks from other people's books … Jonathan Raban, Times Literary Supplement, 21–27 Sept. 1990 The Viet Cong taught the peasants to dig cave shelters under the sleeping platforms rural Vietnamese cover with mats of woven straw and use as beds. This expedient gave the peasants a handy shelter right inside the house, unless that house happened to be one of those set afire by the napalm or the white phosphorus, called Willy Peter in U.S. military idiom. Neil Sheehan, A Bright Shining Lie, 1988 For government is an expedient, by which men would fain succeed in letting one another alone; and, as has been said, when it is most expedient, the governed are most let alone by it. Henry David Thoreau, "Civil Disobedience," 1849 For it is plain that every word we speak is in some degree a diminution of our lungs by corrosion, and consequently contributes to the shortening of our lives. An expedient was therefore offered, that since words are only names for things, it would be more convenient for all men to carry about them such things as were necessary to express the particular business they are to discourse on. Jonathan Swift, Gulliver's Travels, 1726 The government chose short-term expedients instead of a real economic policy. We can solve this problem by the simple expedient of taking out another loan. See More
Robert Palmer, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 1994 The marble floor … gave the hall the aspect of a cathedral, and the walls were decorated with aphorisms such as Cicero's THE WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE IS THE HIGHEST LAW, a phrase he found curiously—or at least potentially—expedient in what was certainly designed as a temple to the idea of law. Tom Clancy, Patriot Games, 1987 Under political pressure and at the urging of Jefferson, Madison finally (but grudgingly) admitted that a bill of rights might help, over time, to instill in the people a greater respect for "the fundamental maxims of free government." But even as he was shepherding the first amendments through Congress, in 1789, he privately described them (amazingly enough) as a "nauseous project," required only for expedient reasons of politics. Jack N. Rakove, Atlantic, December 1986 They found it expedient to negotiate with the terrorists. Do the right thing, not the expedient thing. Noun In 1882, racing to meet the deadline on Life on the Mississippi, he [Mark Twain] boasted to W. D. Howells that he had managed to churn out 9,500 words in a day, having resorted to the old hack's expedient of copying out large chunks from other people's books … Jonathan Raban, Times Literary Supplement, 21–27 Sept. 1990 The Viet Cong taught the peasants to dig cave shelters under the sleeping platforms rural Vietnamese cover with mats of woven straw and use as beds. This expedient gave the peasants a handy shelter right inside the house, unless that house happened to be one of those set afire by the napalm or the white phosphorus, called Willy Peter in U.S. military idiom. Neil Sheehan, A Bright Shining Lie, 1988 For government is an expedient, by which men would fain succeed in letting one another alone; and, as has been said, when it is most expedient, the governed are most let alone by it. Henry David Thoreau, "Civil Disobedience," 1849 For it is plain that every word we speak is in some degree a diminution of our lungs by corrosion, and consequently contributes to the shortening of our lives. An expedient was therefore offered, that since words are only names for things, it would be more convenient for all men to carry about them such things as were necessary to express the particular business they are to discourse on. Jonathan Swift, Gulliver's Travels, 1726 The government chose short-term expedients instead of a real economic policy. We can solve this problem by the simple expedient of taking out another loan. See More Recent Examples on the Web Dan Carson, Chron, 17 Aug. 2022 Yet the belief is pervasive, and politically expedient. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 21 June 2022 Speaking to as many consumers as possible at once might seem expedient, but there are potential hazards to be aware of when attempting to minimize the fallout of a narrative that has grown beyond the company’s control via these channels. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 10 June 2022 Strategists saw the move as a politically expedient way to align with Mr. Musk. New York Times, 8 June 2022 Even Italy's populist political parties no longer believe a rapprochement with Moscow is possible or politically expedient. Daniel R. Depetris, The Week, 2 May 2022 The letter says the process will be conducted in a manner that is both expedient and respectful of all involved while maintaining the standards of the Academy. Chloe Melas, CNN, 30 Mar. 2022 In this region, burying the past has always been politically expedient, as has been digging it out and manipulating it as convenient. Cristina Florea, CNN, 4 Apr. 2022 Please trust that the Board of Governors will conduct this process in a manner that is both expedient and respectful of all involved while maintaining the standards of the Academy. J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 29 Mar. 2022 David Kaufman, Robb Report, 17 Aug. 2022 The gist is that a longer set of instructions or code might ultimately be faster or more expedient than a shorter set. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 7 July 2022 His political counterparts vigorously contested his ideological arguments, but generally respect his consistency in an era of expedient waffling and pandering. New York Times, 25 July 2022 Even last year members were split over embracing the GOP’s floor strategy of preventing Democrats from passing noncontroversial legislation in an expedient manner. Shannon Larson, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Apr. 2022 But because the requests are usually made in the most expedient way rather than the most organized way, the information is hard to find later, or by another person. Maura Thomas, Forbes, 14 Apr. 2022 In the end, Miles’ book is a rich and nuanced meditation on the danger of manipulating messy contradictions to serve a politically expedient or emotionally fulfilling purpose. Outside Online, 13 May 2022 Jerry Brown initially proposed an expedient process involving an algorithm. Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2022 The route through the Icefall varies from year to year, as the Icefall Doctors seek to find a way through the Icefall's many crevasses and seracs that is both safe (relatively speaking) and expedient. Jonah Ogles, Outside Online, 6 Apr. 2015 See More
Adjective
Torkelson framed the board's decision at the time as a financially expedient investment while simultaneously announcing IDEA's decision to drop the plan. Dan Carson, Chron, 17 Aug. 2022 Yet the belief is pervasive, and politically expedient. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 21 June 2022 Speaking to as many consumers as possible at once might seem expedient, but there are potential hazards to be aware of when attempting to minimize the fallout of a narrative that has grown beyond the company’s control via these channels. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 10 June 2022 Strategists saw the move as a politically expedient way to align with Mr. Musk. New York Times, 8 June 2022 Even Italy's populist political parties no longer believe a rapprochement with Moscow is possible or politically expedient. Daniel R. Depetris, The Week, 2 May 2022 The letter says the process will be conducted in a manner that is both expedient and respectful of all involved while maintaining the standards of the Academy. Chloe Melas, CNN, 30 Mar. 2022 In this region, burying the past has always been politically expedient, as has been digging it out and manipulating it as convenient. Cristina Florea, CNN, 4 Apr. 2022 Please trust that the Board of Governors will conduct this process in a manner that is both expedient and respectful of all involved while maintaining the standards of the Academy. J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 29 Mar. 2022 Noun
There is a private dock for folks arriving via boat, while visitors who prefer a more dramatic—and expedient—arrival can helicopter in thanks to the helipad at the nearby Poughkeepsie Yacht Club. David Kaufman, Robb Report, 17 Aug. 2022 The gist is that a longer set of instructions or code might ultimately be faster or more expedient than a shorter set. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 7 July 2022 His political counterparts vigorously contested his ideological arguments, but generally respect his consistency in an era of expedient waffling and pandering. New York Times, 25 July 2022 Even last year members were split over embracing the GOP’s floor strategy of preventing Democrats from passing noncontroversial legislation in an expedient manner. Shannon Larson, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Apr. 2022 But because the requests are usually made in the most expedient way rather than the most organized way, the information is hard to find later, or by another person. Maura Thomas, Forbes, 14 Apr. 2022 In the end, Miles’ book is a rich and nuanced meditation on the danger of manipulating messy contradictions to serve a politically expedient or emotionally fulfilling purpose. Outside Online, 13 May 2022 Jerry Brown initially proposed an expedient process involving an algorithm. Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2022 The route through the Icefall varies from year to year, as the Icefall Doctors seek to find a way through the Icefall's many crevasses and seracs that is both safe (relatively speaking) and expedient. Jonah Ogles, Outside Online, 6 Apr. 2015 See More Word History
Etymology
Adjective and Noun
Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin expedient-, expendiens, present participle of expedire to extricate, prepare, be useful, from ex- + ped-, pes foot — more at foot
First Known Use
Adjective
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun
1630, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of expedient was in the 14th century adjective
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