expedient

adjective · nounB2

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Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

more expedient

Superlative

most expedient

1.
Suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended.
Most people, faced with a decision, will choose the most expedient option.
2.
Affording short-term benefit, often at the expense of the long-term.
3.
Governed by self-interest, often short-term self-interest.
4.
(obsolete)Expeditious, quick, rapid.

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

expedients

1.
A method or means for achieving a particular result, especially when direct or efficient; a resource.

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Đồng nghĩa

advisabledesirable judicious politic prudent tactical wise

Cùng gốc / liên quan

expedientlyinexpedientunexpedient

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Nguồn gốc từ

ine-pro From Middle English expedient, from Old French expedient, from Latin expediens (stem expedient-), present participle of expedire, from ex (out) + pēs (foot, hoof).