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).
雙語例句
1. This system has universality, expedience to use, and expansibility in practice.
該系統(tǒng)在使用中具有廣泛性 、 高效性 、 使用方便性和可擴展性.
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2. Moral convictions must out - weigh expedience and buck passing.
道德的信念必須重于權(quán)宜之計和逃避責(zé)任.
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3. The true danger is when liberty is nibbled away , for expedience, and by parts.
真正危險的時候是那些為了權(quán)宜之計,將自由逐漸的 、 小塊的蠶食的時候.
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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著這個, 我們不會因一時的困難而放棄這些理想.
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5. It has been proved safe, economical and expedience finallythe supportingmethod was adopted in large foundation pit.