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(kuò)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(jì)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.