expediency

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英文释义

n the quality of being suited to the end in view

中文翻译

n. 权宜, 方便, 私利

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记忆技巧

expediency 由前缀 ex-(表示“向外”)和词根 ped(源自拉丁语 pedere,意为“脚”)以及后缀 -ency(表示状态或性质)组成,可以理解为“向外走的状态”,隐喻为为了方便而采取的行动。

例句

1. The company chose to focus on expediency rather than quality in their production process.
这家公司选择在生产过程中注重效率而不是质量。
2. In some situations, expediency can lead to short-term gains but long-term problems.
在某些情况下,追求效率可能会导致短期收益但长期问题。
3. He decided to act with expediency to solve the urgent issue before it got worse.
他决定迅速采取行动解决紧急问题,以免情况恶化。

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